Home » Blog

Sunday Snapshot: Booze and Hexies | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: Booze and Hexies

Turns out, much like knitting and crochet, hexies make for excellent bar crafting. Once again, English paper piecing FTW!

Read more

Saturday Internet Crushes: Stitch Maps | Red-Handled Scissors

Saturday Internet Crushes: Stitch Maps

For crocheters, the idea of visually representative stitch charts is no big deal, but, for knitters, this week’s unveiling of Stitch Maps from knitting teacher and author JC Briar is kind of a game changer. As anyone who’s ever knitted an unfamiliar pattern can attest, being able to picture lines of written instructions or gridded …

Read more

Organize: Altoids Tin Hexie Template Storage | Red-Handled Scissors

Organize: Altoids Tin Hexie Template Storage

Are you an English paper piecing junkie? Sew on the go without worrying about bent or lost templates—keep your hexie pieces (or any other shape) safe, organized, and at the ready in an old Altoids tin!

Read more

Review: Crochet One-Skein Wonders | Red-Handled Scissors

Review: Crochet One-Skein Wonders

I reviewed Crochet One-Skein Wonders, edited by Judith Durant and Edie Eckman, on Craft Test Dummies! Grab your yarn stash and hooks, my friends, because it’s time to start making.

Read more