If a person is inclined toward making lovely skeins with their homespun, this is the way to go… I personally have used a niddy noddy for the short length of time that I have been spinning, but have seen so many others using the yarn swifts that I have thought I might like to use one. No […]
This has been a real adventure here at Fabric Follies. Never in my 50+ years did I ever dream that a little fun on a daily basis would bring over 1000 hits a day and some lovely email friends! This year began early on with surgery and later on with placement of a heart […]
I have yet to find anyone I would trust enough to wrap me up completely in duct tape! grin But I will keep looking and at some point will have my own double that I can fit my patterns to without the pin pricks of trying to fit it on myself. Crazy Chole Black of […]
In my wandering through the world of crafts yesterday morning, I came across this cute little bird on Cameoroze.com with a link leading back to a German site that showed the instructions for making it. Well… before breakfast I had cut a bit of felt and was handsewing in front of my pc… DH […]
Yesterday I finished the Cheerios at breakfast. So I made Tablet Weaving Cards out of the box. There is a really great tutorial on how to make these cards and use them in the Society of Primitive Technology online pages with the tutorial page by Robin and Bart Blankenship. I printed off the instruction pages, got out 2 […]
Back in March of this year, I posted a link to a site that had instructions for using soda straws to weave. Well, I don’t know what’s up lately, but I seem to be in one of those “I wonder how our ancestors did things!” moods, so I’m trying everything I can think of…grin This […]
I always thought I knew how to fold and store my quilts… until today. Whip Up has a tutorial up showing how to fold quilts on the bias to protect them from the heavy wear of constantly being folded in half…then quartered… who knew? Have a look…
The Caron Collection’s Online Classes offer many free patterns and tutorials for some lovely hand needlework. There are samplers, christmas ornaments, scissor fobs and many more… each lovlier than the last. Have a look…
Thanks to a lovely visitor that left me a note, I’m sorry to find that this site is no longer in existance. These Fleecy Wrist Warmers are very quickly made and would make an easy first project for teens wanting to learn to sew. On this same page are instructions showing the basics of knitting […]
Long, long ago in a land far away…. I made these caps for my children’s father to wear to work. They are very simple to make, fun and I can see them all embellished or made into one of a kind personal style. curiously crafty.com is one of those blogs that you will want to spend […]
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