As a newbie hooker (read crocheter), I have found that to keep all of my projects organized and handy, a project bag is perfect! I slip a pair of embroidery scissors and a darning needle in the bottom, add my yarn and a hook and I am ready to go- doing any project anywhere! You […]
Supplies: hot water soap (I like Sun or Dawn) wool roving or top your hands a bowl Step 1: I like to do a bunch of beads at one time, so I keep water in two pots on the stove heating on low and have one where I’m working. Scoop about 2 cups of hot […]
What You Need:quality watercolor paper, water based paints, brush, and bubble wrap. Cover your paper with the paint. I used burgundy wine. Press bubble wrap onto the wet paper. Press to dry with the bubble wrap still on. When the paper is dry, remove the bubble wrap and wa-la! textured paper! Try this with crumpled […]
Hemming: To do a simple hem: fold the fabric up 1 inch, and then fold the raw edge under about 1/4 inch. To keep the fabric from stretching, I put a strip of tracing paper or tissue paper under the fabric as I sew it. Then I just rip it off when finished! Any little […]
The great thing about this pattern is that is has almost everything you need in a tee shirt! Long sleeves, short sleeves…. One thing that’s missing is a tank top. This tutorial will show you how easy it is to turn the pattern into a lovely- and modest tank for this coming summer! You will […]