Learn to sew hosts step by step illustrated instructions for beginners. Articles range across the whole range of skills required for garment construction from taking body measurements, cutting, dealing with buttonholes, inserting zippers to understanding the bias of a fabric and dealing with linings.
Scratching your head for gift ideas, or simple projects suitable for children? This listing of freebies from kreinik.com might generate some ideas for you. Many of the craft projects are easily made and are economical. Kreinik, of course is the thread company that produces a variety of silk and metallic …
Just a quick note this morning before dashing off to work as there is a heck of a lot of action is going on over at the over on the Bags of fun flickr group . Lots of images of work in progress and chat about what is being done. …
I found the Textile Directory incredibly slow to load (and I am on broadband) but once there it provides information and explains for the laymen the characteristics and uses of natural and manmade fibres. This is a reference site and worth adding to your favourites I ended up printing out …
Museum Net is an online resource which assists people looking for Museums in Britain. You can search by both district and keyword. I thought this one might be handy for anyone planning a holiday over there. I wish I was! I am a real museum and collection junkie and simply …
Piecework magazine focuses on historic and ethnic handwork. Topics cover quilting, knitting, crochet, embroidery, basketry, beadwork, lace making, and dyeing. There is an emphasis on traditional handwork that reflects textile history and culture. I noticed the other day that a listing of Needlework Projects & Articles provided online by Piecework …
Emmy Schoonbeek has posted a fantastic start to her bag over on the Bags of fun flickr group Linda S has joined the bags of fun challenge and started a blog Mish Mash etc . So we now have two Lindas! Welcome to the challenge and blogging. Linda confessed she …
