I have never really been into dying yarn before. For my last swap I bought my swapee some Kool aid sachets from wired for fibre, so I got a couple for myself just to give it a go.
Now it astounds me that people drink this stuff. If it is toxic enough to dye [...]
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kool aid as dye
Posted in craft research, online shops, tutorials, yarn on 8, February 2009 | 3 Comments »
knitting project bags
Posted in bags, craft research, knitting, links, sites, blogs, sewing, tutorials on 2, February 2009 | 11 Comments »
I have just joined an Aussie swap on ravelry that involves making a project bag. I promised that I would dig up some suitable tutorials and links.
U-handbag (UK) is a great resource for making bags and it has a great post on bagmaking for newbies.
Nicole Mallalieu is an Australian designer that focuses on hand [...]
this is my latest discovery – my library card
Posted in books, craft research, crochet, good thing, this is on 21, April 2008 | 7 Comments »
We have been living in this area for over a year and it was only in the last couple of weeks that I ventured into our local library and got myself a library card.
It is not a particular big or inviting library but what I have discovered is their online library catalog.
All of Brisbane city [...]
give me more crochet
Posted in books, craft research, crochet, other stuff on 3, March 2008 | 9 Comments »
I finished “short and sweet”, it looks good. Now I just have to make an effort to wear it. I will get hubby to take a photo of it soon.
I am loving crochet. I find it is the perfect hobby for me for at the moment.
I have been dying to get my [...]
crochet hamburger
Posted in completed projects, craft research, crochet, other stuff, patterns, toys on 3, February 2008 | 10 Comments »
I had a fascination with creating a crochet hamburger. I looked everywhere for a pattern. A few people out there have made them and I think they are terrific. A great easy project and not a bad toy for the kids.
I found a two broken links on yarn to [...]
“storm at sea” stuff
Posted in craft research, links, sites, blogs, quilting, sewing on 18, June 2007 | 6 Comments »
I came across the storm at sea quilt pattern in one of Sheridans quilt books. The pattern was done in the traditional shades of blue with contrasting white. This photo of the blue version is from The Calico Cat’s blog.
I love the way the pattern fools the eye into thinking the lines are [...]
quilt book reviews
Posted in books, craft research, quilting on 12, June 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here are a few of my opinions of some new quilting books I have recently acquired.
Quiltmakers Color Workshop is from the guys at funquilts. The book looks at a large selection of quilts and talks about the colours that were chosen for each quilt. It then looks at different variations of each [...]
japanese craft
Posted in craft research, links, sites, blogs on 29, July 2006 | 1 Comment »
I came across Crafting Japanese a long time ago through a podcast. Sister Diane from Craftypod (episode 20) interviewed the sites creator. The website has lots of Japanese books about lots of different crafts like soft toys, embroidery, clothes, bags, knitting etc . The thing I love about this site is that also associated with each book are pictures [...]
steiner dolls
Posted in craft research, links, sites, blogs, toys on 19, July 2006 | 5 Comments »
I have been doing some research on Steiner dolls. I was initially inspired soozs tutorial that she put on whip up recently. She also has started a Steiner Doll flickr group.
A Steiner doll can also be known as a Waldorf Doll. They are based on Rudolf Steiner’s theories on child development and the Steiner/Waldorf Education System.
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