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"Undersea Tawashi Collection" 6 patterns, $4.50
"3 Flower Tawashi" 3 patterns, $3.50
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It’s been a while since we last talked about how to sew felt, but today we’ll be learning the technique of reverse applique and make this ball-clasp coin purse, decorated with microbes, because I’m having a geeky week As well as reverse applique, we’ll learn how to sew satin stitch, which is a nice [...]  There are two distinctly Japanese resist-dyeing techniques – one is shibori (which can also be adapted to a felting technique). The other is yuzen. Yuzen is most commonly known as a way to dye and decorate origami paper (yuzen-washi), but is actually more often used to dye silks and other fabrics for luxurious kimono. A [...] Magic loop is a useful technique for knitting in the round, enabling you to knit any size piece, even down to glove fingers, on one long circular needle. Today we’ll learn how to knit with the magic loop method, and how to do a forward cable, while making this simple shawl-collared shrug with cable details, [...] Wouldn’t it be nice to have your own personalised soap? Not everyone can make soap from scratch – lye (caustic soda or sodium hydroxide) is dangerous and can be hard to obtain in some places – for example here in Japan you have to purchase a Government stamp to enable you to buy it. But [...] A few weeks ago, we learned how to cast on, knit, increase and decrease, and bind off. Today, we’ll add to that by learning to purl, and a rather nifty technique called illusion knitting, to make what at first glance looks like a simple striped handbag. Seen from the right angle, however, a row of [...] If you’ve ever wanted to learn to weave, but don’t have space or money, then you’ll like today’s project. Today we’ll make an ultra-portable miniature frame loom (more like a peg loom) suitable for weaving small pieces such as coasters or quilt blocks. You’ll need: Craft wire – I used 2mm aluminium wire from the [...] Today we continue with our crochet lessons, learning how to single, double and treble crochet, plus chain stitch and the magic ring cast-on. We’ll be making a belt inspired by Susan Cooper’s ‘The Dark is Rising’ novels (incidentally, if you haven’t read these books, please do check them out! I’ve reread them every year since [...] Amigurumi is a Japanese word meaning ‘knitted stuffed toy’. Amigurumi are simple to make, once you’ve learned the basic techiques, and a fun way to use up scraps of yarn. Today I’ll show you how to crochet one of the simplest shapes, a ball – and to show you just how versatile even the simplest [...] Here’s part 2 of our basic sewing tutorial. On Wednesday we made a coin purse and learned how to sew whipstitch. Today, we’ll learn backstitch and blanket stitch, and make a bright floral phone case (or camera case, or eyeglasses case…) With these three stitches – whip stitch, blanket stitch, and backstitch – you can [...] Felt is a cheap and versatile fabric for sewing projects. It doesn’t fray, and can be cut to any shape, making it great for decorative work. Today we’ll be learning how to sew felt, by making this fun monster coin purse. I’ll be showing you how to sew edges together with a whip stitch, and [...] |
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