Crafts

Felt ornaments make a nice addition to the Christmas tree. They give the tree a touch of rustic spirit and are fun to make. Older children can make these ornaments with a little adult supervision.

A homemade dart can be constructed from a few materials that you may have around the house. The dart is accurate, fairly durable and can be launched with a rubber band. Although shooting the dart...

While fishing line is not a particularly forgiving knitting material, it can form an interesting knitted fabric. Fishing line may be used to knit practical items, including kitchen scrubbies, or...

The style of knit hat known as an earflap hat, also known as a chullo, that has become popular worldwide has origins in the Andes mountains of South America. Fashionable and quick to knit as a...

Everyone likes to decorate for Christmas even the children. Christmas Snow Globes are a great way to be able to show Mom and Dad their child’s picture and give them a great ordainment for their...

Free form is a term that is popular among people who enjoy craft hobbies because it simply refers to spontaneous and unplanned designs. In fact, some of the best pieces of jewelry created by...

A pearl choker is a beaded necklace that sits at your throat. Pearl beads can be natural, cultured, glass or crystal. Glass and crystal pearls come in a rainbow of colors and many different sizes...

Embroidered bracelets are an interesting and creative type of jewelry making craft to execute. Very fashionable, they complement most any outfit and are an innovative mixture of embroidery and...

Singer sewing machines are one of the most commonly found machines for the home seamstress. They are relatively inexpensive and easy to run. They do have some common repairs that occur over their...

According to an ancient Japanese tradition, he who folds one thousand paper cranes will make the gods happy. As the one thousandth paper crane is folded, the gods will grant the folder one wish....

In this article you will learn how to make the headbands everyone is talking about. The huge bow on the baby's head is sure to draw attention to your little girl.This is a pretty easy project.

Baby hats make sweet gifts for any bundle of joy. Knitting novices shy away from such "complicated" projects, leaning towards simple scarf patterns. A baby hat isn't difficult to make and will...

Beadwork is the art of stringing beads on lengths of string or thread to make jewelry. It can be either very simple or very ornate. By manipulating the bead placement using your needle, you can...

The Brother 830 knitting machine is a device that consists of a two main parts--a needle bed and a hand-held carriage. Over time, some of the bed's needles may break or become otherwise...

Wire ribbon, sometimes referred to as French wire ribbon, is a versatile craft staple used to make bows and floral embellishments for wreaths, gift-wrapping and numerous craft projects. Wire...

When making pillows or cushions one way to give them a nice finished look is to add cording around the edges. Cording is not that hard to make and by covering plain cording form with the fabric of...

Breast cancer is deadly disease that has claimed many of our mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts and friends. To show a sign of support and hope, breast cancer buttons have become very popular....

Creating a goose decoy is a way to save some money while increasing your chances of attracting geese while hunting. Decoys can be simple or complex. They are made out of basic materials that allow...

Embroidery using a punch needle has often been called "thread painting" because of its intricacy and style. Embroidering with a punch needle using beautiful and complex patterns and details can...

Hooking a rug takes many hours of your time. But the rug is not finished until you whipstitch the edges. Whipstitching the edges of your hooked rug keeps the threads from fraying. It also protects...

Flower looms were quite popular in the 1960s and have become so again. These looms are easy to use to create basic or sophisticated flowers that can be embellished. Materials range from fine gauge...

Have you ever wanted to make wool slippers for yourself but you were not sure how? Well, this article will show you how to make a men's and women's slipper pattern that is easy and practical. So...

One way to add beading to a footstool is with bead-embroidered fabric that you can make with any kind of fabric and basic sewing skills. Design a monogram on a solid fabric or accent the existing...

Ice skaters amaze the audience not only with their remarkablly athletic skating, dancing and talent, but also with their dazzling array of sparkling costumes. Glitz and glamour reign supreme at...

Fans of Bernina's Model 1130 sewing machine are legion. Introduced in 1986, the machine was billed as the first computerized sewing machine on the market and features 35 stitches and is equipped...

Threading a sewing machine can seem intimidating the first time you do it. There are a lot of gears and hooks that the thread needs to pass through. Once you memorize the order of the thread...

A toggle is a clasp formed by a loop and a T-shaped horizontal piece that fits through the loop end-wise, but "catches" on the way back out to keep a necklace or bracelet closed. Toggle clasps are...

Embroidery is the most famous needlework art that originated before 30,000B.C. It was more popular in Middle East, Egypt, China, Greece, and Babylon. Greeks wore embroidered colorful geometric...

A ribbon water bottle holder is a neat way to carry your water bottle. This simple ribbon bottle holder keeps water at hand when you’re walking, hiking and rollerblading or even while walking the...

The history of needlepoint goes back to the Egyptians, according to the National NeedleArts Association. In needlepoint, pictures and designs are worked with fine yarn on open weave canvas. The...

This article provides you with the necessary information of how to properly care for your machine as well as offers a few troubleshooting tips.

Singer has been creating and selling sewing machines in the U.S. since 1851. I.M. Singer & Company was named for the inventor of the first Singer machine, Isaac Merritt Singer. He invented the...

Felted flowers make great embellishments for everything from hats and headbands to wrist cuffs and handbags. You can create felted wool flowers using one of several different processes; whether...

A buttonhole stitch flower is an interesting embroidery technique that is easy to learn and use for many different projects. The basic buttonhole stitch is used for handmade buttonholes and for...

Knitting is not for older folks anymore. I am an avid knitter and I am in my 30's. I know that knitting sounds like it is really hard but once you have the basics, you will be able to knit...

Wool flowers make attractive hair accessories and appliques, and they're easy to make. Making wool flowers requires few tools and materials, and very little time. You can create dozens of blossoms...

Sewing machines are excellent tools that streamline the process of sewing. They have greatly increased the speed and efficiency of sewing over the years, becoming a much-desired replacement for...

The running stitch is an indispensable embroidery stitch that is not only easy to create, but is also functional. The stitch is used to create an overlay, or applique, of beading to cover a large...

Braided or rag rugs add quaint décor to rustic homes. The problem with braided rugs is that the threads connecting the braids do work loose from time to time. The old adage is definitely true...

Pillows are fun and easy projects for those just learning how to sew, but they're even more fun to embellish and personalize. Adding a leather fringe to a simple knife-edge pillow gives the pillow...

Sewing penny rugs is a time honored craft. For centuries women have hoarded scraps of wool and fabric to cut into shapes and sew by hand to charming penny rugs. Scraps of wool fabric and felt are...

Native American "lazy" stitch beadwork (also known as "lane" stitch for the manner in which short rows are stitched into lanes) is most commonly used for covering larger areas of leather for...

Increasing is adding a stitch (or stitches) to your work. There will be many instances when you will need to increaswe. There are 2 common ways to do this. One way is called KFB. The other is...

Quilting is really one step in a multi-step process. The act of quilting refers to the binding together of all three quilt layers, either by hand or by using a sewing machine. Stencil designs can...

Make a Christmas angel from a doily and a few recycled items around the house, and share it with others or use it for your Christmas decorations. This is a fun and easy Christmas crafts project...

The term "upholstery material" encompasses a wide range of medium- to heavyweight fabrics intended for covering entire chairs and sofas as well as smaller pieces such as footstools, accent pillows...

Crystal flowers can be made from a combination of crystal beads, seed beads and beading thread. The crystal beads make up the majority of the flower while the seed beads are used to trim the...

Basic jewelry making techniques include threading pearls onto a strand with knots separating them. This stringing method is most often used with pearls or more expensive jewelry components, as it...

Many Native American bead designs are constructed using a peyote beading stitch. If you know this simple stitch, you can create a variety of bead designs including pictorial wall art, purses,...

Ribbon embroidery usually includes different kinds of flowers, and the loop flower is a pretty one. This flower is raised because the loops stand up. The ribbon embroidery flower can be floppy...