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Friday Internet Crushes: Summer Fabric Printing Roundup | Red-Handled Scissors

Friday Internet Crushes: Summer Fabric Printing Roundup

Start the long weekend out right with four of my favorite fabric printing projects from right here on Red-Handled Scissors!

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Tutorial: Stabilizing Crocheted Buttons | Red-Handled Scissors

Tutorial: Stabilizing Crocheted Buttons

Crocheted buttons are a pretty finishing touch to any knitting or crochet project, but they can also be flimsy and hard to use. Luckily, you can add strength and usability to your fiber notions—especially large buttons made with delicate yarns—with this simple reinforcement technique. Stabilized buttons look just like their non-stabilized counterparts, but they maintain …

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Craft Social: Craft Lit: DIY Faves in Books, Novels, Movies, & Magazines | Red-Handled Scissors

Craft Social: Craft Lit: DIY Faves in Books, Novels, Movies, & Magazines

Is a new craft magazine fueling your DIY decor obsession? Or maybe listening to knitting romances is making your studio time a little more steamy? Are you crazy about the latest Lotta Jansdotter sewing book? Or are you getting your amateur sleuth on with a tricky needlework mystery? And what about that TV show you’re …

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Sunday Snapshot: In Search of the Perfect A-Line Skirt Pattern | Red-Handled Scissors

Sunday Snapshot: In Search of the Perfect A-Line Skirt Pattern

It’s a dreary, rainy Sunday here in Brooklyn, and the only thing I want to do is sew. More specifically, I want to sew a-line skirts. Alas, I’m not satisfied with any of the a-line skirt patterns I’ve already made, so I’m digging through my book collection in search of something better. (All I want …

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