Recycled strainer makes a great embroidery surface

Recycled strainer makes a great embroidery surface

Recycled strainer makes a great embroidery surface

I love cross stitch and embroidery. I am thrilled clever crafters are coming up with new and unique surfaces to stitch on like this awesome idea to embroider on a strainer. Pop on over to Jans Schw…

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30 Folks Speculate What They’d Do If Given Immortality, But Also Sent Back 3,000 Years Back

30 Folks Speculate What They’d Do If Given Immortality, But Also Sent Back 3,000 Years Back

Even though death has been around as long as human existence has, it’s one of the most mysterious and unknown things out there. As such, it sparks quite a bit of talk and philosophy in hopes of becoming more identifiable as an inevitability. And maybe we can find a way around it.

17 Must Try Scrap Fabric Project Ideas

17 Must Try Scrap Fabric Project Ideas

Huge list of sew and no sew projects for fabric scraps. Make gifts, jewelery or home decor items out of the trimmings, crumbs and other items you would normally toss in the scrap bin.

Rachel Parker interview: An experimental approach – TextileArtist.org

Rachel Parker interview: An experimental approach – TextileArtist.org

When we visited the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace earlier this year, where Rachel Parker was exhibiting, we were struck by the vibrancy and

How to Cure Handmade Soap + Ideas For Storing It

How to Cure Handmade Soap + Ideas For Storing It

Tips on how to cure handmade soap and an explanation of the three reasons that we do it. Also tips on where to store soap after it's cured

Stem Stitch Video Tutorial

Stem Stitch Video Tutorial

Watch the stem stitch video tutorial and learn how to embroider this easy embroidery outline stitch. Happy stitching, friends!

Photography Mittens You Can Crochet Yourself

Photography Mittens You Can Crochet Yourself

If you live in a cold area and have both a passion for photography and a knack for crocheting, here's a fun project for you: photography mittens. Carmen