Textiles

I have heard from people that they find marking and transferring patterns to fabric quite distressing, but it doesn’t have to be if you know the right techniques and tools.…

Fabric glue is a fantastic tool for bonding fabrics – until it goes where it is not wanted. Oopsie! Now what?   If you accidentally get fabric glue in places…

Pom poms are small, fluffy balls, usually made of yarn, but you can make them with plastic strips, toilet paper or cloth. The ones made with yarn are much fluffier…

Punch needle embroidery takes some time and patience, so the last outcome you could want is for it to all fall apart because you have used the wrong fabric. There…

If you’re new to needlework, you might find it a challenge to wrap your head around all the different types of needle crafts you could try out. From knitting and…

Scarves are one of the first, if not the first project people attempt when they first learn how to knit. Why? Because the design is so simple. You just knit…

If you’re looking to get a new machine to step up your craft game, you might want to get a better understanding of the different types of machines available and…

If you read about crafts and fabrics often, you likely have come across the terms yarn and wool. What exactly do those terms mean, and how do they differ? What’s…

If you’re learning to embroider by hand, you’ve likely come across nice hand embroidered projects featuring words and text. Adding letters and text to embroidery projects is a great way…

When planning a quilting project, it’s easy to focus more on the quilt top where most of the decorative work goes. However, selecting the right fabric for the backing is…