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 to personalize them. What, though, is the best font for embroidery letters by hand? The answer to that question largely depends on personal choice and…
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 also important. What’s the best fabric choice for quilt backing? The best fabrics for quilt backing are cotton, linen, and flannel. Cotton blended with wool…
High quality knitting needles make every project you tackle smooth and swift. Easily complete the biggest, most complicated blankets, sweaters and other projects. All you need is the right tools. The right tools are the key to everything you do. Whether it’s a home improvement project or a creative landscaping design, the right tools make…
String art is making an impressive comeback. From being popular back in the 70s, it is now becoming popular again as a simple and basic way to enjoy craft at home, creating artwork that actually looks good hung around the house. It is a really great project for beginners, as it does not require any…
Free-motion quilting is a specific style of quilting using a machine. It can be done on your regular home sewing machine or on a long arm quilting machine. It is much faster and more precise than quilting by hand. And some say it is much more fun too! The process of free-motion quilting involves a…
Ready made kits make it easy to start a new hobby. The kit usually includes all of the materials you need for at least one project plus detailed instructions on how to go about creating your masterpiece. The nice part about kits is that they take the guesswork out of whatever hobby you want to…
If you’ve decided to make crocheted earrings, you need a way to help them hold shape. The good news is that there are lots of different ways you can accomplish this, from using items already in your cabinet at home to some more creative methods. So what is the best way to make crochet earrings…
If you’ve drawn lines on the fabric you’re working with or marked a specific spot for embellishments, you have probably used tailor’s chalk. This handy material is great for tracing seams and measurements when sewing clothes. You can use it for quilting, too! Unfortunately, sometimes you need to remove tailor’s chalk marks, and that can…
Punch needle is such a fun craft that is quickly growing in popularity. It is the perfect craft for beginners to start with fiber arts and is suitable for experienced crafters as well. If you are wanting to step into the world of punch needle embroidery, you will need to make sure you have all…
You need to have the right materials when quilting, and you need to be able to trust the materials you are using. One of these materials used when quilting is invisible thread. It is used for quilting tops that have a wide range of colors, textures, and visuals. Invisible threading helps to camouflage quilting stitches…