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Trendy Tunisian Pillow with Tassels
By Marlyn Rodriguez Its a Pom Pom Party but we invited tassels too. The more the merrier, right?
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Crocheted Mandala Pom Pom Baby Rug
Designed by Sheila Rolfer Grab your Amour Crochet Hook and chunky yarn to get started on your Mandala Pom Pom Baby Rug.
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CYC’s Pom Pom Party 2018
Have you noticed that pompoms and tassels of every size and color are in right now?
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Tool School: Hand Sewing Needles
By Steve Butler What is it? No tools are more basic to sewing than needles are. They existed even before thread and fabric as our ancient ancestors used pointed objects to perforate hides so they could be laced together with leather cords.
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New Additions to I Sew For Fun
Clover and Nancy Zieman Productions bring you an expansion of our I Sew For Fun collection. This is a program designed to share a fun and creative experience with young enthusiastic sewists.
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Tool School Extra Credit: Scissors
By Shannon and Jason Mullett-Bowlsby Both of our mother’s and grandmother’s were sewers. It was never a question of “if” something was handmade, but “what” was being made today? Every afternoon would find Jason’s mom in her sewing room making clothes for the family or dolls and toys to sell. And often Shannon’s grandmother and great aunts worked on fine garments or quilts. Even as adults a favorite Christmas memory for both of us was getting to open a package containing new boxer shorts from Jason’s mom… really… those were some…
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Fall Mug Rug with Wonder Fuse
Designed by Debra Haney The Wonder Fuse is a paper backed fusible web useful for appliqué on apparel, quilts, embroidery, home decor and crafts. It keeps fabric soft and ready to sew, and recommended for your most delicate work and works perfectly when paired with the Wedge Iron. Project ideas are endless! Here’s one of our most recent projects using the Wonder Fuse.
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Tool School: Scissors and Shears
By Steve Butler What is it? Question, what is the one thing that we all do when we sew (any genre), when we knit or crochet (any genre) or craft (any genre)? Answer, we cut or otherwise shape some type of material so we can apply it to other materials so we can form our intended design. In each of these art forms we are engaged in cutting some type of textile based material into some predetermined shape or size.
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Tool School: Curve Ruler
By Steve Butler What is it? All right, we’ve decided to do a little fashion sewing. Cool. We’ve visited our local shop and poured over the pattern catalogs or perhaps searched favorite sites on the internet. In either case we’ve found a pattern that’s just what we’re looking for. We’ve reviewed the instructions on the back of the pattern envelope and acquired all of the required notions as well as the correct yardage of that killer fabric that will really make our project pop.
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A Look Back at Craftcation 2018
Craftcation, an annual celebration of the arts brought to you by Dear Handmade Life took place in Ventura, California from April 4-8th 2018. Clover was there. Read about our experience.