Sunday, February 15, 2009

Knitting, Craft and Sewing Roundup

Taplin to show hand-weaving skills at Old Town
Abilene Recorder Chronicle - Abilene,KS,USA
The Taplins used trial and error to learn the skill and continue to take classes to learn more about the craft. They have been weaving rugs for 13 years and ...

How to Make a Cat Castle and Scratching Post - CraftStylish
Lee Meredith, Contributor
Carpet pieces with the same pattern but in different colors look great together! Two or more large, thick cardboard boxes; Several pieces of carpet (or enough total to cover most surfaces of the boxes); Scissors that can cut through the carpet; Box cutter or craft knife; Hot-glue gun ...

Knit a Hat Without using a Pattern
By rachel
I was in a yarn store a week or two ago and overheard someone asking for a pattern for a scarf. It was all I could do n...

With Heart and Hands.....: Free Heart Themed Patterns: Quilt ...
By A Quilting Journey
And now....my collection of more than a hundred links for free heart shaped quilt blocks or heart themed quilt or craft patterns all in one place for you to check out for special gift for a loved one, or for another Valentine's Day in ...

Sew cool: AMS meets ‘Project Runway’
Amesbury News - Amesbury,MA,USA
Every Friday for six weeks, Andersen, Jackson and Olsen met with a group of AMS students teaching them how to design and sew their own outfits. ...

Sewing with Faux Fur – Sewing Blog | BurdaStyle.com
By squirrellypoo
... onto the lining side of your new furry cuffs and collars, and also onto the existing collars and cuffs of your coat. Now you've got an added touch of glamor than can be removed for laundering or rainy days! SEWING UNIVERSE NEWS FEED ...

Quilters Stitching Sudoku Pattern For Cancer Fight
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
This cotton quilt, a menagerie of florals, plaids and soft solid squares sewn in a sudoku pattern, will be offered April 25 in a drawing at the Land O' ...

Carving out a niche
KATC - Lafayette,LA,USA
Laurel Smelley, a seamstress with her own business, is often at her sewing machine at the front of the store, where she'll do alterations and repairs on ...

Maria Pinto, Michelle Obama's designer, hopes for Hollywood fame
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
I started sewing clothes at age 12. In high school, my friends started buying clothes from me. I made my own prom dress from a Halston pattern. ...

Preteen knitting queen instructs others
New Richmond News - New Richmond,WI,USA
A woman, one of her pupils, asked her for help with her knitting project. She went over to her and patiently showed her how rectify her “dropped stitch” to ...

2x2 ribbing at the bottom of a sweater EEK! - KnittingHelp.com Forum
By Darby
k1p1 +1 k2p2 +2 k2p1 +2 The + numbers make the pattern end in knit stitches. You just increase for the number of knits in the rib pattern. The other side however would have purls as the starting stitches so keep that in mind. ...

'Coat for boat' knitters sought
BBC News - UK
The Customs House, in South Shields, wants to bring together the two crafts of boat-building and knitting. A cover for a 21ft (6.4m) coble and its internal ...

I-Cord Gloves « Welcome to Wildesheep
By wildesheep
I am such a purist and follow directions word for word in everything that I do- I can’t cook and I have problems with knitting for this reason- no creativity…. I want someone to tell me EXACTLY what to do and I want mine to be EXACTLY ...

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