Craft Tools
Have you ever used a stitching awl? If not, fair warning: you’re about to need one. A stitching awl is a specialized tool that’s basically a hand-held manual sewing machine that’s made to sew through thick materials like canvas, leather, and wool. It comes with both a curved and a straight needle and a spool …
Did you know that you can use fabric crayons to duplicate paper patterns and transfer marks onto fabric? I’ve seen some fancy oil pastel-like options out there, but I generally use standard Crayola Fabric Crayons. They’re inexpensive, they’re easy to find, and they get the job done. Method 1:Duplicating Patterns or Transferring Marks to a …
I reviewed the Babyville Boutique sewing line on Craft Test Dummies! Craft Product Review: Babyville Boutique Sewing Line from Prym Consumer USA Even though it’s technically designed with diapers in mind, and I definitely don’t have any rugrats of my own running around, I couldn’t wait to review the Babyville Boutique™ line from Prym Consumer …
Needlework is a genre filled with amazing (and amazingly cute) accessories, so narrowing them down to just five of my favorites was pretty tough. But, after staring at several balls of cotton floss for an hour, I finally decided to leave the thread, floss, and fabric to another day, and just focused on my best-loved …
