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How to Make the Monkey Wrench Quilt Block: Free Tutorial
The monkey wrench quilt block is a nine-patch format using half square triangles, center square and strip sets, perfect for beginners! The layout an uneven nine patch since the center…
Spotlight: Ksenia Semirova, Embroidery Artist
Embroidery Artist Ksenia Semirova makes a statement with every stitch she takes. Ksenia melds a background in industrial design with a foundation in embroidery to create works of art with…
Spotlight: Nicholas Ball, Improv Quilter
Vibrant color is a hallmark of the fiber art that improv quilter Nicolas Ball creates. Open to anything, Nicholas juxtaposes colors that seem to vibrate when placed next to each…
How to do Counted Cross Stitch: Tutorial for Beginners
Learn everything you'd want to know about how to do counted cross stitch in this article! We'll cover the supplies you need, how to get started and even provide a…
Spotlight: Lindsay Metcalf, Mixed Media Artist
As a high school art teacher, Lindsay Metcalf fosters growth and change in her students. As a mixed media artist, Lindsay embodies those principles in her own work while modeling…
Spotlight: Vanessa Mooncie, Contemporary Craft Designer
With generations of creative family to inspire her, contemporary craft designer Vanessa Mooncie has been making with her hands since childhood. Her crochet projects can be as large as a…
Spotlight: Rachel Breuklander, Macramé Artist
Macramé artist Rachel Breuklander creates her nature-inspired fiber art with a belief that everyone has a seed of creativity that can blossom when nurtured. For Rachel, her medium is macramé,…
How to Crochet a Hat for Beginners
Learn how to crochet a beanie hat with these step-by-step directions. This is a perfect crochet pattern for beginners because it uses only two crochet stitches - the half double…
Spotlight: Lisa Solomon, Mixed Media Artist
Mixed media artist Lisa Solomon likes to give every creative form its chance. If a medium helps her tell a story, that's the one she uses. It might be textiles,…
Half Double Crochet
Learn how to do the half double crochet in this step-by-step tutorial. This is one of the basic stitches for crochet and is perfect for beginners, both simple and durable.…
How to Make a Magic Circle: Crochet Tutorial for Beginners
The magic circle is a technique to start crochet projects that begin with a center circle and work in the round, like granny squares, and when you crochet a hat…
Pineapple Quilt Pattern: Step-by-Step Tutorial
The Pineapple quilt block is a variation of the Log Cabin block, but with eight "logs" or strips around a center square instead of four. How to get eight strips…
Spotlight: Christina Cameli, Quilter and Teacher
Try to keep up with quilter and teacher Christina Cameli. We dare you. Christina designs both improvisational and structured quilts, creates free motion quilting designs, writes books on quilting, teaches…
Spotlight: Leah Nikolaou, Textile Designer
A number of serendipitous a-ha moments inspired textile designer Leah Nikolaou to combine several techniques, creating her embroidered pressed flower art. She plans meticulously, including deciding which seeds to plant…
DIY Trick or Treat Bag: Halloween Sewing Tutorial
There are SO many fun things to make for Halloween!!! Why not make a special Halloween bag that makes it clear whose treats are whose! The plastic pumpkins are cute…
Fusible Web: What It Is and How to Use It, No-Sew Applique
In this article, you'll learn everything you wanted to know about working with fusible web. It seems as though there are the people who freely and frequently use fusible web…
How to Make Fabric Covered Buttons: DIY Tutorial
Tired of boring (and expensive) buttons you find at your local shop? Learn how to make fabric covered buttons with this step-by-step tutorial. Did you know there are two different…
Spotlight: Suzanne Connors, Textile Artist
Exploring the versatility of Indigo dyeing, textile artist Suzanne Connors stitches, binds and clamps fabric, then dips it in natural Indigo to achieve an endless variety of textiles full of…