Craft Tutorials, Tool Guides And Gift Ideas

The Creative Folk is a crafting blog for people who already make things. Sewing, knitting, woodworking, pottery and two dozen more, written by crafters who use the tools they write about.

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Wooden toolbox holding a hammer, chisels and hand tools

Woodworking

99 posts

Close-up of a diamond ring being cleaned

Jewelry Making

78 posts

Hands assembling a scrapbook page with patterned paper and pencils

Paper Crafts

60 posts

Hands arranging unfired white ceramic bowls on a board

Pottery

42 posts

Embroidery hoop with white fabric, skeins of colorful floss and a thimble

Embroidery

41 posts

Stack of patchwork quilt squares in mixed prints

Quilting

37 posts

Gift guides

We keep a guide for most of the crafts people actually do, updated as picks come and go. Here are four of them.

Resin artist pouring epoxy over a wooden board in a studio

Best Gifts For Resin Artists

For the one with a curing piece on every flat surface in the house.

Cross stitch project in progress with floss bobbins and a needle on white canvas

Best Gifts For Cross-Stitchers

For the one who has lost the count twice tonight and is still going.

Jewelry making supplies with beads, wire and pliers laid out on a table

Best Gifts For Jewelry Makers

Beads, pliers and storage.

Scrapbooking supplies laid out on a table with paper, photos, scissors and embellishments

Best Gifts For Scrapbookers

For the one with a leaning stack of 12×12 paper and a half finished album.

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