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Tool School: Macramé Plant Hanger Gauge
By Steve Butler What is it? When I ask anyone about macramé, no one ever mentions that it dates from the 13th century when it was an emerging art form produced by combining cords and knots to form intricate designs.
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Tool School: Bobbin Tatting Shuttles and Accessories
By Steve Butler What is it? The allure of tatting is undeniable. To confirm that just sit down in the presence of any large group, pull out your tatting shuttle and start putting rings and picots together.
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Clover Macrame Plant Hanger Gauge Giveaway
By Tamara Kelly | Moogly Blog Have you noticed? Macrame is everywhere lately! From craft blogs to Pinterest to all the shopping sites – heck, it’s been selling like crazy at my local plant store. Right in time, Clover has come up with a new tool set to make this craft easier to try than ever – the Macrame Plant Hanger Gauge! I was eager to give it a whirl myself – and share one with one lucky winner on Moogly! Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Clover USA but…
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Quick ‘n Easy Embroidery with Stitching Tool
By Rebecca Greco Punch needle embroidery is a fun way to make a striking piece of wall art quickly. I’ve always loved embroidery, but this was my first foray into punch needle and I couldn’t believe how fast it is!
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I Sew For Fun: DIY Scrunchies
Grab your I Sew for Fun tools and make Scrunchies! DIY Scrunchies pattern by A Little Craft in your Day.
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Tips to Start Embroidering
By Rebecca Greco February is National Embroidery Month and this is the perfect chance to get started with this craft if you’ve never tried it!
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Hand-Embroidered Quilt Label
By Eloise Wagers It is important to make a personalized quilt label to document the maker and the story of the quilt. Hand embroidery is the most durable way to make a quilt label last for future generations to know the quilts’ story…a gift for a birth announcement, graduation, wedding, anniversary, etc.
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Tool School: I Sew For Fun by Nancy Zieman
By Steve Butler What is it? What would you do if you wanted to give someone the gift that is sewing? You know, to enable an individual to achieve their creative expression through sewing, whether that be fashion, quilting, home décor or crafting.
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Circular Stitch Holder
What is it? – Knitting is a method by which we manipulate a strand of yarn to create a textile or fabric of some sort. This is done by forming loops of yarn, our stitches, on a knitting needle. By transferring these active stitches between two or more knitting needles we form our fabric. By manipulating these stitches we can form shapes or dimensions within that fabric. Cool, but at this point Hamlet probably would have said, “ay, there lies the rub.” Yes, exactly. This is where the problem…
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Tool School: Roll & Press and Pressing Tools
By Steve Butler What is it? These are pressing issues. Shakespeare might even ask, “To press or not to press, that is the question.” Well, no matter who is asking the question, the answer is the same, a resounding yes to press.