Usher in fall by giving your home a cozy refresh. These simple ideas for DIY fall decor, including outdoor fall decor, pumpkin projects, wreaths, and more, will have your home ready for the season.
Felt Rainbow Ball Free Sewing Tutorial and Pattern
Have you ever bought something that, made you feel a little bit guilty to throw out when you were finished with it? Perhaps you're just the kind of
Woven Felt Baskets – No Sewing Necessary! Free Tutorial & Pattern
Sew a cute cottage design sewing case to carry your sewing supplies.
Coasters made of felted garment wool that I hand dyed using the marigolds from my garden.
Since I'm still enamored with needle felting, the challenge was on to find a new small gift or ornament to share with co-workers and friends this holiday season. I love the inspiration of working on small, handwork goodies while listening to audiobooks or just relaxing in the evening. If there can be a kitty on my lap at the same time: bonus! Last year's gifts were felted Lake Superior stones and the year before, fairy sparkle felted acorns nestled in hand-gathered Canadian forest caps. They were all hard to part with. Many years ago I saw a tiny felted ring bowl for a wedding gift. It was signed with the couple's initials and a little heart. I never forgot it, and since I have a general bowl/container obsession anyway, I researched how to make needle felted bowls. Several people mentioned using styrofoam balls to get the shape started, so that's what I did. Worked like a charm. It's important to keep flipping the roving as you work it, so it doesn't become permanently attached to the ball. Some of the styrofoam will crumble and attach to your work, but I found that if I kept felting, it fell off or disappeared into the wool. Once the bowl shape was somewhat established, I just worked it in my hand, particularly around the rim. Near the end I added angelina fibers and embroidery, plus beads to add some bling. The felted bowls are lovely just plain, soft and warm, but I can't help myself. What will next year's felting bring? There's a new yarn shop in town, so it seems likely that roving will continue to make its way into my supply stash. Hoping 2016 will be the most creative year ever.
Around the same time every year, the people of Japan lie in wait for the first blossom of the season to bloom. It’s called hanami – or flower viewing – and is an incredibly signif…
Knowing how to make embellished fabrics or shopping for a ready to use embellished clothes or accessories can add that decorative trends to your fashion collections. There are many embellished techniques that is use to decorate clothes: you can pintuck, ruffle, needle felt, couching and machine embroider plus many more. These techinques are all part of decorative dressmaking.
Our felted crochet hook case features a lacy, un-felted crocheted panel in a contrasting color, an ingenious device to organize your crochet hook collection in style. Finished Measurements Approximately 7” wide x 12” long (after felting) Materials 1 Ball Berroco Ultra Alpaca (100 grs), #6231 Saddle Brown (MC) and 1 ball #6286 Verdigris Mix (CC) Crochet hooks, sizes 4.50 mm (G) and 11.5 mm (P) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE Matching sewing thread and sewing needle One 1” button
Welcome to the Pretty Handmades* Book Showcase! This book is my first, and I am just so excited to finally be able to share it with you. It has definitely ...
Experts share how to reorganize the major rooms in your home, including the living room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom. Each space requires a different approach.
Inspired by craftychica.com - Kathy Rocks! For more details, see my free sewing and crafting podcast/blog: quiltedcupcake.blogspot.com I'm also a proud member of Etsy!
Year after year as the weather turns cold, knitted and crocheted hand warmers start popping…
Sew a cute tissue holder with this easy step-by-step tutorial using felt
29 x 20 cm - die Anleitung in deutsch - 30 Seiten - kann nun bestellt werden! more here The tutorial in English is also ready
Vielleicht hattet Ihr neulich diesen post hier gelesen, in dem ich von unserer Stuhl-Odyssee berichte? Dort seht Ihr unseren Esstisch mit einigen Adelaide Stühlen auf denen kleine Sitzpads aus Schaffe
I had the idea that I would like to knit in a way that was…
Follow our basic felting directions and see five home projects you can make using this fun felting technique (we even include free patterns!).
This simple little no sew drawstring pouches are great for holding tiny treasures! All you need is felt and string and some charms or beads if desired!
Learn how to make a needle book from matboard and felt to keep your needles together for stitching for National Craft Month!
Made in Japan, unknown age but filled with sawdust - just lovely! px
Good morning, Friends! Today, I have the great pleasure of getting to introduce the Quick Stitch: Sewing Staples Kit, designed by Erin Linco...
One of my favorite things to do is spend hours on the web seeing what other creative types are doing … More
Welcome to a weaving studio where there are no mistakes, you learn , have fun, and create beautiful fiber arts with out ever having to have woven before . My name is Jill Sanders I own SAORI SANTA CRUZ studio in the rural redwood mountains of Santa Cruz county California. This is my 8th year since i opened up my Saori studio. This is Antoinette's scarf fresh off the loom! here is the studio class room early before students show up here is Lily and Gena weaving for the Saori learn to weave in a 2 hour try it class here Lily is trying on my Fall equinox jacket she brought a bag of knitting yarns she wants to use and is using the Glimakra ski shuttle here for your chunky art yarn Lily wanrs to come back to finish weaving for a vest Gena is done. Gena's scarf ! Antoinette 's scarf off the loom I LOVE SAORI! ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` I wove and made a top this summer but i never wore it much so i remde this into a hooded vest! i love the remake it and wear it all the time now! in fact it insopire my student Leigh Anne to come and take a sewing class and make two hooded vests last week! cutting out trying on after it is basted together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ She had such a good time making two vests she came back and made two more simplier vests for gifts! isn't her hand woven Saori fabric amazing? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ remember the my little pony pink sparking yarn I spun last summer ? go click here for my past blog on spinning this yarn well for winter sostice gifts for our granddaughters i wove it on my saori PICCOLO loom the end of a ready made warp i used ever little bit of warp up! i cut it up and sewed pillows ! in the stilness of the longest day of less sun these pillows brightened up my day HAPPY 2017 WINTER SOLSTICE let the sun into your hearts Peace through fibers Jill Nickolene Sanders MY WEB SITE WWW.SAORISANTACRUZ.COM MY ETSY SHOP Classes here
When I was in St. Louis a few weeks back, my husband and I had brunch with a friend at the most delightful restaurant called Tree House. It's a vegetarian restaurant and the food is amazing. If you are ever in St. Louis, by all means, make your way over for a meal. You won't be disappointed. Our waitress that morning was so delightful, and as it turns out, quite creative. She loves taking old pieces and giving them new life. She was wearing a vintage silk top that had a hole in it when she found it. Rather than pass the piece by, she purchased the top and then did the sweetest little applique over the hole and added an embroidered spider web over the applique. I wish I had taken a picture. With that in mind, I decided to check out mending on Pinterest and I found a few inspirational pictures that I thought you might also enjoy. If you're in the mood, just search visible mending. You'll find lots of interesting ideas. So here's a few that I found, I love how a hole was turned into a window in the 2 pieces below. Another window idea, but with lace. The next 2 pieces are from an amazing artist, Lou Tonkin. She does needle felting over holes. Beautiful work. If you think you might like to give needle felting a try and do a little mending, or just add a sweet touch to a garment, check out THIS POST. Even just a simple little touch can save a garment and add interest. I may be showing my age, but I am not a fan of the ripped up jean look. The Japanese have such a beautiful art form called Boro where garments are pieced and saved, but no holes are left open. I thought this was rather fun, adding the British flag in a subtle manner. Rather than discard a garment because the sleeves are worn, a touch of embroidery will make a worn garment so special. I loved how this artist took a striped denim and matched the mend with plain denim and white thread. A beautiful touch of Boro on this pair of jeans. You can find more of this artist's work at Woman With Wings. Amy Meissner is another textile artist that you might want to check out. Very interesting work. And finally, for a little peek into my hippy personality ;), a pair of jeans that I actually wear. It all began with a hole that I decided to cover with a patch.....and then I went crazy! So now you see, patching no longer needs to be what your mother did to save the life of a pair of pants by ironing a patch over the knees. Happy Monday! Rhonda
These felt coasters by Nancy from Small Things with Love are perfect under a good cup of coffee on a spring morning breakfast! On her guest post on Sugar Bee Craft, Nancy explains in details how yo…
You're sure to find something that fits your mom's style, from pretty accessories to practical gifts in our Mother's Day gift ideas from WeAllSew.
Halloween pieces will be available from my Etsy shop this Friday evening 25th Oct....7.30pm UK time. The hares are ap...
I was always intrigued by needle-felting. I found this tutorial on Pinterest and I loved the idea, but I had never tried this technique before, so I didn't dare just giving it a go without reading more about it first. As I couldn't find the original post online - the link just led me to a Polish "Pinterest-alike" tool - I had to look for information else where. Luckily, I am a member of Crafty Creatives and one of the monthly kits contained a pretty good "how to" for beginners with no previous experience on needle-felting. So below are my thoughts on this tutorial. I am not sure about the elbow pads, but I absolutely adore the idea of adding textured shapes to plain cotton fabric. The possibilities are infinite! What you will need: - Wool roving (this is wool that has been twisted, attenuated and freed of foreign matter in the stage before its conversion into yarn. It is more refined than wool batting). - Felting needle (Caution! Felting needles are covered in tiny barbs - these are what tangles the wool together - and it really hurts if you stab your finger with it, a lot more than with a normal needle or pin). - A foam pad (you can easily find this at Amazon or Ebay and they came in different sizes, make sure you get the ones specifically designed for needle felting, mainly because of its thickness). - For this particular tutorial a cookie cutter is used to help with the shape. Although it is not essential, it does help first timers. Things to keep in mind: - This process of needle-felting through another fabric is slightly different then just making shapes using your wool straight agains the foam pad. - Remember to work with layers and to keep your bundles about 1cm thick. You can always add bits here and there as you will see in the next pictures. - With the wool in place, start stabbing it. Remember you don't need to stab it too far in the foam. The barbs are the the tip of the needle. Last but not least... - After working a few layers, remove the cookie cutter (if you're using one) and work your edges. Use the needle to perfect your shape. - Once you've finished, use an iron to help fixing it. Remember to do it both ways (inside and out). I learnt that spraying some water over it before ironing helps make your shape denser.
Cable Cozy
This is such a simple yet sparkle-tastic idea that does double duty! And you know how much I love it when one thing can serve two purposes and be pretty! Check out the blog After I Finish This Row …
Hello and welcome to week 6 of our Stitch Magic Stitch-Along! This is our final installment, smocking. I saved this technique for last because it’s always seemed so mysterious to me. I’m happy to say that I now have a novice understanding of how this whole thing works.
Usher in fall by giving your home a cozy refresh. These simple ideas for DIY fall decor, including outdoor fall decor, pumpkin projects, wreaths, and more, will have your home ready for the season.
