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Making a zero-waste Easter basket with real grass is super easy, and it takes just one week for the grass to grow from seed.
A DIY photo studio to make right in your own home. It's the quick, easy and inexpensive way to take awesome photographs of the products you make and sell.
Be prepared for craft show season with this ultimate guide to setting up a craft show booth, plus a free printable checklist of everything you should bring in order to have a stress-free, profitable show.
Looking for gift ideas for someone who has said "I want to learn how to sew"? Here are suggestions for 12 perfect gifts for the sewing beginner - or anyone you know who sews.
When using commercial sewing patterns, you will find that the tissue easily rips when it is pinned to the fabric. Pattern weights are a great alternative to pins, and are very easy to make!
Buying your first sewing machine can be a confusing and frustrating experience, but this guide will help you in selecting a machine that will do all the things you need it to do - and without making a huge investment.
Whether you are just learning how to sew or you have been making clothes for years, there is one dilemma that we all run into - how to finish seams. In this post, I am going to go into the different methods of seam finishing and tell you about what I believe to be the best and easiest way to finish seams on the clothes and accessories that you make.
Give new life to old T-shirts by turning them into T-shirt yarn! T-shirt yarn is durable, can be machine washed and dried, doesn't shrink, and best of all - it's FREE! So start saving those T-shirts and turn them into something gorgeous and useful like area rugs for the kitchen and bath.
Make potholders from recycled t-shirts! A step-by-step tutorial for making the loops, weaving and finishing off custom colour potholders
Making your own wearable art is a great way to add custom pieces to your wardrobe and get the exact look you want to reflect your style.
If you are just learning how to sew, these are the 15 essential sewing supplies that I would recommend to get you started. I can assure you that you will be using most of them each time you sew.
It's important to know how to read the label on a bolt of fabric! Here's how to decipher that label.
Did you ever see a vintage sewing machine at a flea market or thrift shop that made you stop in your tracks and want to take it home? You can see the beauty under all that dust and grime, but aren't sure about what it will take to bring it back to its former glory.