I have very fond memories of a doll house that my mom made for me as a child. It was made from fabric & batting, but would stand up by itself - and had a handle so that I could toddle around with it.
I was tickled pink to see that Whip Up (one of my […]
I mentioned last week that I wanted to try sewing some little blue hens - and gave you a link for a charming little bird pattern.
It appears that other sewers have birds on the mind - check out this gorgeous sewn bird mobile from Spool Sewing!
They’ve even posted a free pattern for the birds too […]
I’m spending my summer trying to keep kids from getting paint on their shoes - this could be a fun alternative!
Craft Chi has come up with a clever idea to use kid’s sneakers or running shoes as fabric stamps - that sure sounds like a fun summer activity to me :-)
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My friend Karen sent me this cool link from Craftster - an creative person has taken an old army uniform and turned it into a diaper bag… complete with changing pad!
The link is quite a detailed how-to as well - very cool :-)
Tags: diaper bags, diaper bags from army uniforms, Freebies, How To, links, project […]
It’s summertime - the kids are on vacation from school… and they’re bored! What’s a fiber-aholic to do?
Why, get them crafting of course :-)
I’ve got a few different kid’s crafts in the Tangled Thread archives, so I’ve pulled some of my favorites together for you.
Hand-painted t-shirts.
Create a bouquet of felt flowers.
These sewn projects would be […]
Have you ever needed to glue, oh say - a chunk of leather to… let’s say a ceramic vase - and then had no clue what to use to accomplish your task?
Okay, so I haven’t actually needed to do that - but if I did…
Well, I just discovered this cool website called “This To That” […]
Flip-flops are a perennial summer favorite - but can be a little, well… dull sometimes.
How about using fabric yo-yos to decorate them?
Or if you’re really in the mood to be adventurous - how about making your own?
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Setting the pattern: Adventures in sewing and stitching and the artful use of fabric and fiber
Written by Chloe Findlay-Harder [email] for b5media.
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