leather working question? I’m strongly considering taking up leather work as a hobby. I would like to make sandals and other type of simple footwear for myself. Now here’s the question. I know this may sound ghetto. I have had the idea of getting practice leather well, I have gotten some already. When I see [...]
My mom and I are crafty, my mother has it together more than I do…She likes to crochete and can make anything as long as she has a pattern…Anyways, I want to start crafting and selling it like she does or well used to do, she does a lot of Barbie doll clothes and furniture [...]
Every year I make Christmas ornaments for my nieces and nephew. They are cross-stitched and I put them in a frame so they can hang them from the tree. However, I can’t find the frames anywhere except in kits, which I don’t need because I have patterns. Does anyone know of a craft store or [...]
Hi! I’m doing a hat pattern from here: http://www.canadianliving.com/crafts/knitting/knitted_toque_with_earflaps.php I’m working on the toque now, and I’m on the step: “Next: With MC, work even in St st until work from joining row measures 14.5 cm/5-3/4 ins, ending with right side facing for next row.” Alright, so what does it mean with “work from joining [...]
A friend of mine recently purchased a toy from a yard sale and I am having a hard time identifying it. I doubt it has any value, being both incomplete and produced within the past 10 years, but my inability to even identify the series from which the toy is from is causing me great [...]
This pattern right here: http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=4955 It calls for a size 11 circular needle 36 inches long. However the craft store near me only has a 29 inch long one. Does it really matter if i use a shorter needle? I’m totally desperate and I don’t really care if it’s shorter than what the pattern calls [...]
I sew dog collars,bandannas and make dog crafts. I need a dog mannequin to display some of my creations…problem is all the dog mannequins offered on ebay are for SMALL dogs. I need a XL size. Think life size size of a large lab. I’m not a master seamstress rather a very beginning novice.I’ve only [...]
My girlfriend asked me what I want for my birthday, I told her I want her to make me a Golliwog. She asked some people in a craft group she belongs to online for a pattern and was met by idiotic protests and accusations of being racist. I’m black, my girlfriend’s white. We both grew [...]
i found this pattern from a website (it was from craft store in Iowa) and it used really bulky yarn that I have. I saved the link to the website but my computer lost it >:( does anyone know where i can find it again? help much appreciated
