Made By Humans
After making my two-sided circular washcloth knitting pattern, I had a little bit of scrubby yarn left so I decided to make this no waste crochet washcloth. Maybe it will inspire you to use your yarn scraps to make something useful. Materials Of course you will use what you have to make your own no […]
I can’t come up with a name for this circular washcloth knitting pattern that makes it sound as interesting, fun and useful as it is. This washcloth is actually two in one, with a scrubby side and a smooth side. It’s constructed in two pieces worked from the center out and sewn together, and it’s […]
This coiled fabric basket project shows you the basics of using fabric wrapped around a core and sewed together by hand to make a basket. You can use this same technique to make coasters, placemats, even a rug if you keep building on the basic form. Supplies The great thing about these coiled fabric baskets […]
This easy sew drawstring bag is the perfect thing to make with a couple of leftover pieces of fabric. This fabric was some I dyed with Easter egg dye and I knew I wanted to make a little bag out of some of it, so here’s what I did. (You can see another piece in […]
This needle felted strawberry project was a collaboration with my daughter, who saw me stitching a strawberry and said I needed to needle felt it. She was right so now we have this cute hoop art project, which is as much a process as anything. Make your own needle felted fruit using your favorite, or […]
Double knitting is a process that makes two pieces of stockinette stitch fabric at the same time. You can work it with a single color (see also my double knitting washcloth pattern) or with two or more colors at a time. When working with two colors the design will have the opposite color on the […]
This DIY flower frog made with air dry clay is an easy craft to make flower arranging easier. What is a Flower Frog? There are different kinds of flower frogs, some with needles that you stick the flowers into and some with holes that you slide the stems into that sit at the top of […]