The clever people over at Threads Magazine have come up with an ingenious way to speed up the production of yo-yos.
Now, I personally like the slow & meditative pace of hand-sewing yo-yos, but this method sounds fantastic for those projects that need to get done right now.
Basically, you’re using the embroidery hoop of your sewing […]
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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Bloggy giveaways on Hankering for Yarn
Noreen’s contests to win butterfly and dragonfly earrings as well as a handmade tatting shuttle continue until Sunday. Be sure to enter!
Fun Advertising & Junk Mail Art
Check out Sandy Schimmel Gold’s take on some music legends.
Layers Upon Layers
Cork boards for everyone!
Memory Pillows & […]
My talented mom, Noreen writes b5media’s yarn blog, Hankering for Yarn - but did you know that it’s more than yarn?
Noreen has written some posts that will work great for fabric folks as well as yarn fans:
How to make a yo-yo circle.
Snip catchers - saves you a lot of time cleaning up!
Creative clutter control in […]
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 […]
Butterfly earrings
Noreen’s in love with some new metallic threads, so has tatted some butterfly earrings. But first, she tatted them in hemp cord….
Comforting crafts
What crafts do you like to do when you’re not feeling all that great?
Layers Upon Layers
Here are some of the places you can go online when […]
This month, b5media’s Lifestyle channel is celebrating the joys of summer picnics!
Now what do we need lots of at picnics? Why napkins of course :-) I’ve got an easy way to dress up plain napkins with this embroidered decoration in part one and part two.
Want to see what the rest of the channel has been […]
Setting the pattern: Adventures in sewing and stitching and the artful use of fabric and fiber
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