Speedweve loom. How To Use A Speed weve darning loom to mend clothes. Speed weave instructions & tutorial. Speed weve patterns & mending
If you were to look at my academic record, you might suspect that I went after the least practical degrees on purpose. I didn’t: I just have impractical interests. Along with having a degree …
Hello Yarnians, hope all is well in your patch of crochetland. Today we will be doing third Granny square from our series “In love...
Learn how to sew a raglan sleeve (baseball style) tee shirt with this easy sewing tutorial and free pdf sewing pattern in women's size large.
It has a been a very odd start to the year and I have been struggling to keep going for some of it but I seem to be emerging and of course my bits of hooky have definitely helped to keep me slightly in touch with reality. Depression and Anxiety can rob you of so much, I found that I could only concentrate to hook on one pattern, one that I made up last year for a client - my bunny. As you can see I got through all the colours of my Debbie Bliss Eco Baby cotton yarn (some of which is old stock colours that I have stashed). If you would like to make one for Easter then here you go..... This pattern is worked UK crochet terms, in the round starting at the nose finishing at the bottom, then adding feet and tail. I used a 2mm crochet hook. Head and Body Row 1. With nose colour - 6 d/c in magic circle (6) Change colour to bunny body. Row 2. 1 d/c in each stitch around (6) Row 3. 2 d/c in each stitch around (12) Row 4. (1 d/c in next stitch, 2 d/c in next stitch) repeated 6 times in total (18) Rows 5-8. 1 d/c in each stitch around (18) Row 9. (1 d/c in next stitch, 1 decrease d/c) repeated 6 times in total (12) Stuff head, using black thread and a needle make two french knots for the eyes leaving the tails of starting and finishing yarn inside with the stuffing. Row 10. (1 d/c in next stitch, 2 d/c in next stitch) repeated 6 times in total (18) Row 11. (1 d/c in next 2 stitches, 2 d/c in next stitch) repeated 6 times in total (24) Rows 12-17 1 d/c in each stitch around (24) Row 18. (1 d/c in next 2 stitches, 1 decrease d/c) repeated 6 times in total (18) Row 19 (1 d/c in next stitch, 1 decrease d/c) repeated 6 times in total (12) Stuff body Row 20 (1 decrease d/c) repeated 6 times in total (6), cast off, run a darning needle through each stitch with the tail and pull closed before fastening off completely. Ears x 2 Row 1. Make 4 d/c in a magic circle. (4) Row 2. (1 d/c in next stitch, 2 d/c in next) repeated twice (6) Row 3. 1 d/c in each stitch around (6) Row 4. (1 d/c in next stitch, 1 decrease d/c in next) repeated twice (4) Row 5. 1 d/c in each stitch around (4) cast off leaving a long tail to sew to head. Front Paws x 2 Row 1. Make 6 d/c in a magic circle. (6) Rows 2 - 4. 1 d/c in each stitch around (6) finish off leaving tail to sew to body. Back Paws x 2 Row 1. Make 6 d/c in a magic circle (6) Rows 2 - 5. 1 d/c in each stitch around (6) finish off leaving tail to sew to body. Tail Row 1. Make 6 d/c in a magic circle (6) Row 2. (work 2 d/c in next stitch) repeat 6 times in total (12) Row 3. 1 d/c in each stitch around (12) Row 4. (1 decrease d/c) repeated 6 times in total (6) Stuff tail and finish off by using the tail to first draw the tail closed (as for body) and then to fasten the tail to the bottom. Sew all together and you should have a bunny! Should you find any problems with the pattern please let me know in the comments, I would also love to see your own bunnies that you make! If you would like to see more of my patterns, do go and visit my Ravelry Store, I have just added Mrs Sheep to the collection.
Throw a couple of roll up picnic placemats in your summer picnic basket for a quick and easy picnic any time this summer!
I saw pill bugs on here a few weeks ago and really wanted to make my own! The pattern is a bit rough but I hope it works (I tried to get it perfect for like a week before calling it good enough). Ju…
By making reusable fabric panty liners you are doing both your own body good, as well as helping the planet. You do not have bleaches and chemicals from commercial liners next to your skin, or the polypropylene used in the glue that makes the liner adhere to your panties. When you use pure cotton and flannelette for panty liners they simply get softer and more comfortable the more you wash them. Cotton, once placed into waste should decompose within 5 months maximum… not hundreds of years like the plastic, from which parts of the commercial liners and packaging are made.
It's cute, it's kawaii, it's cottagecore - it's a Gingham Frog Bucket Hat! This fun accessory combines so many adorable concepts - a frilly brimmed hat, check / gingham print, and frogs! It doesn't get much cuter for spring! This hat uses simple color changes, is easy to follow, and works up fairly fast. It would be an amazing staple in any wardrobe all season round, and is fantastic as a gift or craft fair make! These hats work great for kids, adults, and the geek chic crowd of all ages! Crochet one in bright green or customize in the colors of your choice. The possibilities are endless!
Slow Stitching is sort of my favourite thing at the moment. And I thought you’d like to know why it’s so important for living a simpler more intentional life. Some mindful moments in your slow crafting journey are always worth thinking about. I have an online tutorial video course that will show you
A free romper sewing pattern, Womens size s-xl. A free sewing pattern to make a summer romper, makes cute DIY swim cover up.
Does your husband have any ties that he doesn't wear, that are ruined in the front or just not his style. Then reuse them and make a little baby tie! These are so cute and super easy to make. If you can tie a tie, then you can make this. I love all of boy
Fae Elf Hat Crochet Pattern
In the world of quilting, there are tons of quilts that have Flying Geese blocks. Actually, my quilt pattern, the Framed Folk quilt has a bunch of them so I figured I'd put this flying geese tutorial out there to help those of you learn this simple and fast method. Oh, and I've taken a
Pokemon Charmander Hat - Free Crochet Pattern You can purchase an ad free PDF pattern in my Esty shop . This pattern is for the ...
The first of our Winter Olympics activities for kids: a Wooden Train Ski Jump! Learn about the Olympic Games, explore physics, and practice problem solving.
These crochet stars and trees are perfect for garlands, snowflakes, doilies and even tablecloths. Crochet Star and Crochet Christmas Tree by Jane Green are.
Sewing a fabric applique on a t-shirt is a really simple sewing project. You can embellish anything you like once you learn this technique!
Oh so comfy!
Hi friends of TIME OUT, we are back with a new challenge! Thank you everyone who played along last week. Don't forget to come back next week to see if you are one of the winners! This time our challenge is a wonderful Home Sweet Home Photo Inspiration, have a look: Isn't this photo amazing? There's so many ways to be inspired here... All those colors, patterns, florals... You name it! And even those floor tiles under the dresser! How about that! :) We are honoured to have Happy Little Stampers sponsoring us and Kylie, the owner and designer of Happy Little Stampers is joining us as our Special Guest Designer! In addition to Kylie, a German paper crafter Elisabeth who won our challenge #51 is joining us as Guest Designer as well. Great to have these two talented ladies at TIME OUT! The winner of this challenge will receive a 15 $ voucher to Happy Little Stampers. Now let's have a look what our DT and our amazing guests have created for your inspiration! Elisabeth Kylie Using sponsor stamps Sandie Using sponsor stamps Nonni Using sponsor stamps Lynn Anita Jill Shona Joyce Shery Lisa Gerrina Elizabeta Such beautiful cards, you'll surely agree! Now it's your turn to take some TIME OUT and craft. We are pretty relaxed here but do check out "How to Play" from the sidebar before linking up your card/project below. This challenge runs until 5 pm GMT the 20th of April. Happy crafting! An InLinkz Link-up
It's a {Feature Friday} here at CaitsCreates This week I am featuring the talented Emma from Ruby Murray's Musings. Every time I visit Ruby Murray I am inspired and amazed by all of Emma's clothing transformations. Please stop by Emma's blog and check out all the other awesome things she has done with hand-me-downs. Now, here is Emma... I'm so excited to be featured by the lovely Caitlin, I always check out her great transformations and today I'll be sharing a refashion of my own. If you've ever checked out my blog you'll know I love to change things up, my Hand-Me-Down Horror series has been all about buying yucky or just plain boring clothes and making them into something I'd be proud to wear. Hack off those sleeves, raise that hemline and bob's your uncle a cute custom piece, for pittence. So without further ado get your sewing needles and thread out and sharpen up those scissors! Before, a plain long sleeve Tee from Old Navy, that cost me a wopping $2.60 1. Hack off those sleeves, keeping the cut line as neat as possible, then turn the sleeves inside out. 2. Next cut off the cuff again nice and straight, then cut off the stitching (serged seam) keep this as straight and neat as possible and keep everything. This is what you'll end up with, don't throw anything out, nothing goes to waste on this project. Next you'll be making the bows, out of the sleeves (I know, genius right!) 3. Start at the bottom cuff end of the sleeve and slowly pinch your way up, it's a very informal pleat, just basically grabbing finger fulls of the sleeve all the way up until you get to the top and have the entire sleeve pinched between index finger and thumb. Whole sleeve pinched together 4. Next take the cut off sleeve cuff and wrap it around the middle of the bunched up sleeve, I fanned the sleeve out a little so you can see what it's starting to look like. 5. Keep wrapping the cuff edge around until it's tight and the sleeve is unlikely to fall out. 6. You've just made yourself a cute bow out of a sleeve, now to repeat the process until you have two. There's a distinct (to me anyway) top and bottom to the bows, the top of the bow will be the rounded edge of the sleeve cap (the top part) just keep this in mind when you come to sew them on. 7. Next we're finishing off the neckline, and for this we're using the two long pieces you have left over from the sleeves, I only kept one so I just sewed the serged piece to the front and it looked fine but if you want to have matching front and back to the tee just continue sewing around the neck. 8. I just used a simple in and out 'running stitch' for the neckline, making sure to line up the serged piece with the neckline edge to make sure it's even. The finished neck edge, it looks great doesn't it and to think it's just a piece of t-shirt scrap! 9. Next take the bow and making sure the top shorter edge is facing the neck edge line the middle of the bow up with the shoulder seam and simply stitch through the centre of the bow all the way through the t-shirt, I went all the way around the centre piece to make sure it was secure. That's it, if you want to be extra fancy you could add a few stitches to the bow edges to keep it from flapping around but I've found I didn't need to do this and the bows stayed put. I also left the sleeve edge unturned, you could always turn it under and stitch, personally I liked the raw edge. So there you are, it shouldn't take longer than an hour even for newbies to sew so even us naptime crafters can make a cute new addition to our wardrobes.http://rubymurraysmusings.blogspot.com/ I hope you enjoyed this awesome t-shirt tutorial {I can't wait to try it!}. A big thank you to Emma at Ruby Murray's Musing for sharing! Have a wonderful weekend :)
It’s finally fall in Southern California! We’ve been waking up to chilly mornings!! I love to bake during this time of year – something about the smell of pumpkin bread or apple pie in the oven makes you feel all warm and cozy. This little project is the perfect addition to your fall baking. It’s […] Read more...
This Mod Podge formula guide explains all of the different Mod Podge formulas and how to use them. Updated with the latest formulas!
I have developed a real love for enamel pin badges. I blame Pink Coat Club for giving me the first taste and now I am hooked. I love heading out wearing a little display of my favourite thing…
I'm relatively new to the whole mini quilt bandwagon, but I am addicted! I think they're awesome for so many reasons: they're pretty quick and can be finished in a couple days if you're under pressure, but a few weeks at the most, they require very little fabric investment, they don't add to the ever accumulating pile of throw and bed quilts in the house, they don't require a longarmer...and that's just the practical stuff. I also love that I can try out free motion quilting without having to wrestle a huge quilt, and I love that they make great gifts that aren't overly extravagant. I also love that you can get pretty creative with the subject of the quilt, moreso than you can with throw quilts. I'm not one for cutesy and themed things in big quilts, but minis work. So last year, when the hype around Jen Kingwell's My Small World quilt was circulating and everyone was DYING to get their hands on a copy of the French publication the pattern appeared in, I wanted to get one too. As photos of different versions floated around Instagram, I realized it would make a perfect gift for my friend, Julie. We've been to Disneyland with Julie twice; both times we had our oldest daughter, and the second time Julie had her 4 girls with us. It was so fun, and I know It's a Small World is one of Julie's very favorite rides. I immediately started scheming, but felt the Jen Kingwell version was a little abstract for my purpose. I started brainstorming...and found Leasa's pattern that she designed after the one she made for her Disney Quilt swap partner. I almost bought it, but realized her pattern made a pretty big quilt--I think it's almost 48 inches in one direction. Yikes! So, I started sketching from photos and images I found online...and then when I got EQ7 for Christmas, it was one of the first things I designed in the program. It was actually a little clunky, but I'm still learning how to use EQ7, and eventually I got what I needed (a bunch of paper piecing templates). I did mess up on the math for some of the cutting, but since I'd taken the care to design it on a very easy grid, it was easy to fix. And I messed up on the paper piecing pieces for the tops--I'd totally spaced the fact that since they were "turrets" and roof pieces, I should be using the "sky" fabric for the background...so I got to redo every single one. *sigh* But it worked out fine and didn't add too much extra work. I stitched the face on in gold embroidery floss (I used DMC brand). It was awful to work with, but I think it turned out fine. I thought the gold was just perfect. I would have been willing to redo it in gray or something, but, I really wanted the gold to work. When it came to quilting, I felt rushed because I had only about 5 days before her birthday and I was at a complete loss for ideas. I considered pebbling the sky, but what to do with the main part? In the end, I did a simple cross-hatching. I didn't want anything to distract from all the fun fabrics or the embroidered face. I hope she loves it, I had a fun time planning it for her and thinking about her while I schemed. I love a good mini quilt for a birthday gift!
A few cuts and a tiny bit of sewing make this t-shirt to tank a quick and easy refashion.
Woohoo!!! I can’t believe I’m here guesting for Jen on Tatertots & Jello! My name is Kyla and I’m visiting you from Funky PolkaDot Giraffe! I feel like the kid from the Willy Wonka movie who yells – “Look at me! I’m on TV!” That’s seriously how awesome this is for me. I adore Jen...Read the Post
I am so excited to be sharing this tutorial on how to make a standing loom with adjustable legs. It’s been a long time coming, not only for the blog, but for me personally, as well. ~This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you. See my full disclosure policy here.~ GOING FROM A SMALL KIT LOOM TO A LARGER DIY LOOM When I first started weaving, I used a simple peg loom that came as part of an affordable beginner’s level kit (like this one). I was so excited to get it in the mail! It was a lap loom – my first one – and, I swear, I carried that thing around the house like it was a security blanket. But after a while, I began dreaming up bigger projects. I wanted to make larger wall weavings, woven pillows, and weavings with a higher density warp. I needed a bit more flexibility. But I didn’t want to purchase another loom. So, I decided to make a larger DIY loom myself – with my husband’s help of course 😉 (For the step-by-step tutorial on how to make your own, see How To Make a Basic Loom). This […]
Hand-sewn Scrap Quilt : I have made quilts for many years and I really needed to use up some of the scraps that I have been accumulating.. This quilt is baby sized but makes a nice lap quilt in this same size. You can easily adapt this to any size and you don't have to u…
When I first moved to Seattle, I noticed there was a sort of "uniform" that locals subscribed to: jeans and a black North Face fleece jacket...
