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- Arts, Crafts & Design (83)
- Books (7)
- Buy Stuff (10)
- Cafepress Store (21)
- Drawing Sketching Painting (3)
- Etsy (11)
- Fabric Stash and Sewing (8)
- Fashion (1)
- Food & Drink (18)
- General Ramblings (72)
- Handbags and Purses (3)
- Knitting and Crochet (16)
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On the Bookshelves
To Be Read:
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AntiCraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister by Renee Rigdon
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The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques by Nick Robinson
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Fashion by David Kunzle
Reading:
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Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston
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Couture Sewing Techniques by Claire B. Shaeffer
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The Knitter’s Year by Debbie Bliss
Just Finished:
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DomiKNITrix: Whip Your Knitting Into Shape by Jennifer Stafford
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Sewing Lingerie by Linda Neubauer
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The Encyclopedia of Beading Techniques by Sara Withers
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Easy Crocheted Accessories by Carol Meldrum
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Crafty Resources
- 3dBeading.com
- Alexander Henry Fabrics Inc
- Amity Mama – generic man gift ideas thread
- Amy Butler Design
- Antimony & Lace
- Burda Open Source *free* sewing patterns
- Craft Boom (marketing an art and craft business online)
- Craft Leftovers craft blog
- Crafting a Green World
- CraftStylish Magazine
- Crocheted Shrug Tutorial
- Etsy
- Fabric.com
- Family Fun – handmade Christmas gifts
- Ghees
- Goth fashion links – buy or DIY
- Goth sewing pattern links
- Hancocks-Paducah
- Handbag Supplies (UMX)
- Harmony Art
- Kirin Notebook – textiles, design and craft
- Knit and Tonic
- Knitting Pattern Central
- Kona Bay Fabric
- Lion Brand Yarn
- Men’s fleecy hoodie instructions
- Michael Miller Fabrics
- Michael’s
- Moda Fabrics
- Near Sea Naturals
- Organic Cotton Plus
- Period Fabric
- PM Organics
- Poetic and Chic – LV necklace
- Rifferaff
- Sew Mama Sew
- Sew Mama Sew – gift ideas
- Tall Poppy Craft
- The Fat Quarter Shop
- The Knitting Site
- Tina Givens
- Tissuepapers Tie-on Slippers
- Tula Pink
- U-Handbag
- Yarndex
Tag Archives: crochet
Crocheted Aviator hat
So I bought a pattern for a crocheted hat and now I can’t find the yarn *head desk* It was intended as a xmas present so hopefully I can find something similar. I couldn’t see what kind of yarn it … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Crafts & Design, Knitting and Crochet
Tagged aviator hat, christmas presents, crochet, knitting, yarn
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Fabric and Yarn shopping
I bought fabric and yarn on Monday. The fabric was planned, the yarn was not but I walked into John Lewis’s haby department and it was all there in front of me and hard to resist. It was Rowan yarn … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Crafts & Design, Knitting and Crochet
Tagged crochet, fabric stash, haby, john lewis, materials supply shopping, rowan
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Crochet for left handers
I think I said this before but I taught myself how to crochet. I used to fart about with crochet hooks and yarn when I was a kid but couldn’t do anything more than basic single crochet. I even sat … Continue reading
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Tagged beginners, crochet, left-handed
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Black Watch Tartan Crocheted Throw
While I was uploading crafty photos I found this one. It’s a “Black Watch” tartan crocheted throw that I made when I was in Australia. The pattern was in an Australian craft mag and there was this version and a … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Crafts & Design, Knitting and Crochet
Tagged australia, black watch, crochet, handmade, tartan, tartan rug, throw
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