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They hold more, are much more durable, and are far more comfortable to carry than plastic bags cutting into your hands. Tags craft , farmers' market , sew , The Craft Hub , tote Step 3 Lay the template at the top of the pillowcase, with the straight,...

Summer is quickly approaching, and with it will undoubtedly come lots of heat and humidity. Step 5 Once they are sewn, trim excess fabric and flip the raw edge inside. I find a good headband can keep the hair off your face and neck as you work in the...

Lay your sweater out flat, and pin the the template onto it. If you're making an ornament, you can fill in the gaps around the sachet packet with raw wool or quilt batting. It may take several days for your child to finish the project depending on their...

You will want to brush out your sewing machine (and yourself!) afterwards. I am thrilled to be contributing to the new Craft Hub blog, where each month I will be sharing simple sewing tips and projects.

Give worn-out wool sweaters a second use by felting them into warm mittens for the whole family. Using a blanket stitch, stitch around the outside of the mitten, beginning in the corner indicated on the pattern, leaving the “cuff” open.

Step 8 To make the tie, make 50 ch and then break the yarn. A few less for a smaller egg, or a few more for a larger one. I made these simple cosies using left over bits and bots of sock yarn.

This DIY grocery bag is one of the sturdiest you can find—and best of all, it reuses the bags your chicken feed comes in. To make it a little easier to sew, I trimmed off some excess material before folding it down.

The mesh allows short pieces of wool, dirt, seeds and hay to fall through to the floor, leaving the more desirable wool for spinning. Shtop The morning sun wakes you to icy-cold air and 30 inches of overnight snow.

Thread the elastic through the sleeve that you just created, sewing both ends of elastic together so it forms a circle within the sleeve. Place your baby's hand on the fleece about 1 to 2 inches up from the edge of the fabric and trace around the hand...

Color speaks to the brain in a way unlike any other form of communication. Bright green signals fresh, new plant growth, tender and tasty for hungry herbivores. We can determine food—and definitely its ripeness—by its color; animals can distinguish...

Beginning Needlepoint No specialized equipment is needed to get started with needlepoint. The myriad choices of yarns and threads could make your head spin; however, a beginner's needlepoint kit can ease you out of the starting gate, with your only decision...

Place your stopper against the bottoms of drafty doors and windows to keep your home toasty warm. An adequate average width is usually about 9 inches, depending on how thick you desire the finished product to be.

With so much emphasis placed on knowing where our food comes from, it's easy to forget that sustainability can apply to the laundry room, as well as the kitchen. Felted wool dryer balls are an easy way to reduce your household's carbon footprint, keeping...

A scary, buzzing metal thing that in fact sounds like a saw wielded by some psycho sheep killer! Disembowelment seems imminent. Grabbing horns, they haul each sheepish victim from the stall, then turn her over into the fleece-hungry hands of the enemy.

With a 1/4-inch seam allowance, stitch the two triangles together. Because the fabric is layered, this might mean only three to four cuts. From the center outwards, pin the 6-inch edge of the banner triangles to the raw edge of the bias tape, right sides...

If you close your eyes, you can almost feel the sun's warmth cascading over you and the cool damp earth between your fingers. If you have several players, rewards can even be given for the fastest collection found or, my personal favorite, “the most...

Hold onto your needles Here are some great free patterns for sweaters and more we found out on the Web. Find a few great online spots with free knitting patterns and a few other knittable items, too.

Cut the photo out, following the traced line but insetting it a bit. Step 2 Drill holes through the wood disk, and if needed, use a bit of sand paper to smooth out the edges. Christmas tree trunk slice, about 1/2 to 1 inch thick drill and small drill...

Pillow case 2½ yards of 2-inch-thick ribbon 1 yard of 1-inch-thick ribbon two buttons sewing machine with a button hole function. Mark and sew button holes into the back hem of the opening.

Use them to breathe new life into old pillow cases, table runners, placemats, aprons and more breathe, or stitch them on new fabrics for a great gift with a personal touch! To get started, print the embroidery pattern of your choice and transfer it to...

Adjust the fabric strip so it's centered, and move the guides at the wide end of the varifolder so they just touch the edges of your material. It's almost magical how well they work.

Pooled it with a friend's wool to be made into yarn . Either each ewe realized that these other odd-smelling, silly-looking creatures were actually their old friends, deprived only of their wool, or else they'd quickly accepted the aliens into the flock.

Remove the wool felt from the bubble wrap and gently fold it in half and then in half again. Step 7 Now carefully remove the top layer of bubble wrap. Another child looked in a book at a picture of a crown and decided to try that.

Step 12 Work your way around the napkins, securing the thread at the end. After making some cute crochet napkin rings last month, I thought it might be nice to show you how to make the pretty little napkins to go with them.

Open the binding fabric again and pin against the edge of the square, taking extra care to pin the corners neatly into place. If there's one thing a home cook can never have enough of, it's a pair of trusty pot holders.

Tags craft , fabric , wool This article first appeared in the May/June 2013 issue of Hobby Farm Home. Use this basic formula to make pincushions that will also let you upcycle a variety of items around the house.

Step 3 Chain one and make a single crochet into the same stitch. Step 6 Make five single crochets into the first chain, then make a slip stitch into the first single crochet to close the round.