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Easy Cutting Tips for English Paper Piecing
I wanted to share with you a few easy tips I use for cutting my fabrics to English Paper Piece. On my first EPP project I had acrylic templates making it easy to cut the fabric shapes, this time around I don’t have cutting templates and my first block was a bit messy and wasted more fabric than I like to.
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Snag Repair Needles Tutorial and Review with Jessie At Home
By Jessie Rayot | Jessie At Home Hello again! Jessie from Jessie At Home here. Clover has asked me to share their Snag Repair Needles with you, and I’m happy to do so. These needles are very useful for more then just snags on your clothing. So I’m going to show you how to fix a snag with them, and talk a bit about their many uses. Plus, you can enter to win a set of your own over HERE on my blog. When I was getting ready to take…
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Mini Weaving Loom
What is it? – When you think about it you’ll have to admit it’s true. Most of us have been weaving since childhood. Remember the square plastic looms we used as children to weave countless preformed cotton loops into all of those square hot pads using that funny looking long hook? It was great fun because we could select the color patterns for our own personal designs and we were really making something. Regardless of how far in the past our childhood was, the history of loom weaving predates us all…
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Practice Self-Care with the Craft Yarn Council
Do you regularly practice self-care as a way to de-stress and take care of yourself? Or do you scratch your head in confusion whenever you hear that term?
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Fringed Woven Coaster and Place Mat
Easily create woven motifs with our Mini Weaving Looms. You can make motifs with no fringe, short fringe, one-sided fringe by using different warp settings.
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Blooms with Kanzashi Flower Makers
Kanzashi is a traditional Japanese art form of folding and stitching fabric petals for use in hair adornments and other embellishments. Our Kanzashi Flower Makers are a handy plate that makes creating Kanzashi flowers quick and easy. They are available in a variety of shapes and sizes. You can use them to add your own personal touch to create unique accessories, decoration, scrap-booking and more.
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French Knitter & Wonder Knitter
What is it? Here’s a question for you. What is the easiest way to make eye popping embellishments for everything from home decor projects to fashion accessories? Also throw in the ability to make stunning jewelry, elegant scarves, clever hats, attractive belts, beautiful throw rugs, cute coasters, decorative place mats with matching table runners and so much more. Oh, one more thing, make sure the process is incredibly simple and has unlimited creative potential. The answer? I-cords of course. That’s right, those woven cords of yarn we made as children. Remember…
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Tool School: French Knitter & Wonder Knitter
The French Knitter and Wonder Knitter are amazing tools that allows us to easily knit i-cords with an almost unlimited variety of yarns, cords, ribbons, or strips of fabric.
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Craft Yarn Council’s Self Care Survey
“April is National Stress Awareness Month and the Craft Yarn Council wants to ask how you take care of your mental and physical well-being.
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Wool on Wool Felted Centerpiece
A great beginners project for felting enthusiasts!