Lion Brand have announced all the Lion Brand patterns are now free all 2,700 of them. To access the patterns you must become a member . Knitters will love this site but if you crochet don’t dismiss it as there is huge selection of interesting and modern patterns to choose …
I promised I would show people how I hand dyed thread using procion dyes and the hot water method. I use procion MX dyes and there is lots of information online on how to mix and use these dyes. I have a list of resources online that teach people to …
I was poking around the BDEIG (Brazilian Dimensional Embroidery International Guild, Inc.) site and discovered some great free beginner projects. Each Project is delivered via a PDF file which means you need Acrobat Reader to open these files. You can download a free reader on the Acrobat site. These free …
I thought I would share with you my ‘travel pack’ of threads. When Mum died recently, I went to stay at my sisters and I took my sampler. The problem was, I did not really know what I was going to stitch, or, how much stitching I would do. So …
If you are thinking about making or buying a skein winder to skein off hanks of thread ready to dye, you might be interested in a tutorial over on Carpool Knitter. Carpool Knitter has written a piece on using a Skein Winder made from Hose Reels. There is even a …
I was asked how I tie off skeins that I am going to dye. I thought today I would demonstrate the process and show you what I do. First up this is what the threads look like when I buy them. They need to be skeined into hanks that are …
The International Freeform Guild has a web gallery up of the 2009 show. Four Seasons includes 52 freeform crochet artists. Countries from all around the globe are represented. This year artists were not restricted to creating a scrumble they were just asked to create a freeform crochet piece that …
