Gevlocten Bal- Braided Ball The pattern is on Ravelry. This is a great “on-the-road” pattern, or a way to get rid of leftover yarn. I used the basic worsted weight…
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I made two sets of baby booties for two different babies. It is a perfect illustration of why gauge is important. When you are following knitting patterns, the yarn…
Organizing a Creative Space There’s nothing like a domestic disaster to make you reorganize your stuff. We had a water heater fail and flood our basement, where my sewing supplies…
I made Celtics and Yankee ornaments for my nephews. (Note, make absolutely sure you know what the recipient’s favorite teams really are!) Look up the logos. Usually teams have a…
Felt Crafting So I found a pile of white felt and gave myself a challenge- make five things with it. 1. Adipose. From Doctor Who. “The fat just walks away!”…
Embroidery and Redwork artistry I sat down with Tisha Dolton, also known as Aprilsongstress, about her art of choice, embroidery. She does redwork, portraits, and recently did Doctors from Doctor…
I made a hood out of a black t-shirt for my evil queen costume. I used a hoodie to estimate the curve, cutting out two pieces. The bottom of the…
I made a pikachu costume for my son. I used a hoodie pattern as the base, and added ears tipped with brown cloth. The hood is lined, but I left…
Whirlwind Tour of Dragoncon 2013 I’m taking my family to Dragoncon 2014. I have some costume ideas, but thought I would look back at last year for some inspiration… alternate…
Home-made skeleton costume Materials: glow-in-the-dark fabric paint (optional) black thermal underwear your child’s size sheets of white felt- (I used 5) needle and thread, pins For mask- white flannel, a…
