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Video Tutorial: Crocheted Metal Washer Pattern Weights | Red-Handled Scissors

Video Tutorial: Crocheted Metal Washer Pattern Weights

What do huge hunks of metal need more than anything else in the world? Cozies. (Obviously.) Solution: My crocheted metal washer pattern weights tutorial!

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Pattern: Geometric Color Block Cross-Stitch iPhone Case | Red-Handled Scissors

Pattern: Geometric Color Block Cross-Stitch iPhone Case

When it comes to cross-stitch and embroidery, I’ve always been drawn to geometric and repeating patterns, especially those found in styles like laid work and blackwork. I love how, when joined together, even the simplest lines and shapes can create rich, vibrant textures on an otherwise unremarkable surface. (It’s kind of like quilting in that …

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Book Projects: READ Cross-Stitch Wall Panel for BiblioCraft | Red-Handled Scissors

Book Projects: READ Cross-Stitch Wall Panel for BiblioCraft

I am a woman who loves books. (You’re shocked, I’m sure. I’ll give you a moment to recover.) So, when my pal Jessica Pigza approached me about doing a project for BiblioCraft: The Modern Crafter’s Guide to Using Library Resources to Jumpstart Creative Projects [this is an affiliate link], the library-themed book that she was …

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In Which the Modern Quilt Guild Makes Me Very, Very Happy | Red-Handled Scissors

In Which the Modern Quilt Guild Makes Me Very, Very Happy

I love the idea of crafting-specific guilds, bees, and stitch ‘n bitch gatherings—clearly, therein I will find my people. So, it is with absolutely no embarrassment whatsoever that I will admit to the following: When my Modern Quilt Guild membership package showed up in my mailbox today, I squeaked out loud, then tore open the …

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