Its been a busy week in some ways – last week of the school term – lots of social stuff going on for the kids – preparing for the school holidays. But its been quiet for me at work – I took a couple of days off to work on some projects at home. Didn’t [...]
there are a lot of eco yarns available these days – organic cotton, bamboo, etc but what about trying out all the upcycled / recycled and just plain alternative yarns that are currently available. While browsing the gorgeous yarn shops on etsy recently I came across so many variations. Deconstructed t-shirt yarn, unraveled sweater yarn, [...]
For US residents celebrating fourth of July – here are my picks for the best fourth of July crafts to get you in the patriotic mood.
1. patriotic pinwheels
2. fourth July picnic caddy
3. front door banner
4. confetti rockets
5. patriotic fans
6. tin can luminaries
7. little girl patriotic tutu
8. fourth July table runner
9. paper lanterns
10. Sugar fireworks
I dunno how she does it, but she does, she’s clever like that! Jenny Hart comes up with another cracking idea for using her embroidery patterns. Link.
thinking of making your own swimsuit this summer (for those in the north hemisphere) Burda Style has a free pattern for the Alison Swimsuit : Pattern school has lots of advice and patterns for making a range of swimsuit styles.
If you love these but have no time to make them – there are few very cute swimsuits available from etsy sellers: 1. Ladramaqueen : 2. Swimsuitlady : 3. MissBrache
A new online textile magazine, hand eye magazine, with a wide variety of topics such as sustainability, traditions and history, and well as featuring artists and exhibitions and looking at materials and processes. Promises to be a fantastic read and resource. With articles such as ‘The old language of indigo‘ and inside indigo – looking at the processes and traditions of Indigo dyeing [If you want to indigo dying at home there is an indepth article here.]
Happy Chaos – the story of Cape Town’s Mielie Studio – turning scraps from South Africa’s fashion and textile industries into hooked rugs and other homewares : African Velvets – looking at the tructure and improvisation of Central African Kuba cloth.
Interweave Names Kathleen Cubley Editor of KnittingDaily.com
Kathleen says:
I’m addicted to all things knitting, including magazines, books, and online magazines, patterns, and blogs. I’m so excited to become part of the online knitting world, taking over the reins so deftly handled by Sandi. I look forward to becoming a big part of your community, bringing you new techniques, projects, author introductions, tips and tricks, videos, knit-a-longs, insider’s info about new products—basically, a host of information to increase your confidence and enhance the joy of knitting.
