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Hell2Breakfast · 4M ago

Displaying embroidery in a hoop

Q: Why shouldn't I just take a pair of scissors and hack off all the excess fabric that sticks out behind my wooden embroidery hoop? A: 1) Because you've gone to all this trouble to stitch something nice, it's a shame to rush through the finishing like a knucklehead. 2) Because you are not a knuckle
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Hell2Breakfast · 9M ago

Exercises in Imagination

Prompts can help you draw, but not if they come from some outside source. The only way to make something authentic is to use prompts taken from your own life, and having personal significance. This is a good way to stretch your imagination. Also, a great way to use up those sktechbooks and hoarded a
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Hell2Breakfast · 9M ago

Ice-cream sandwiches part 2

Part 2 of the felt Ice-cream sandwich tutorial. Continue reading →
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Hell2Breakfast · 9M ago

Ice-cream sandwiches part 1: Biscuits

Part 1 of the Felt ice-cream sandwiches tutorial...making the biscuits. Continue reading →
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Hell2Breakfast · 10M ago

Homemade stripey giftwrap

Just something quick that you can do when you're in a pinch and need to wrap up a present, so that it still looks nice. Continue reading →
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Hell2Breakfast · 10M ago

Fabric Bunting Beads

Nothing says "Fiesta!" like bunting. These are tiny stringable fabric bunting flags that you can make using stuff in your home. Another quick way to use up those teeny-tiny-but-too-pretty-to-throw fabric scraps. Continue reading →
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Hell2Breakfast · 11M ago

Low-brow patchwork

This is a favorite method of mine for putting together quick fabric patchwork pieces that I then use to cover my handbound books with. Want to give it a go? Here's the how-to. Continue reading →
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Hell2Breakfast · 1Y ago

Tutorial : : Felt Doughnut Softie

from left to right: 1. draw a doughnut on some paper with a compass. Mine had an outer diameter of 100mm, and a 30mm. diam. hole (that’s 4″ and 1″). 2. cut out 3. …er… 4. trace onto your doughnut … Continue reading →
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Hell2Breakfast · 1Y ago

Tutorial : : Felt Doughnut Softy

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Hell2Breakfast · 1Y ago

How To : : Headbands (bookbinding)

Most frequently used by bookbinders today, the Headband with a Bead on the Edge features a two-color stripey band with little 'beads' of alternating colors that sit right on top of the paper and just underneath the headband itself. Continue reading →
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