Dyeing Wool - 7 Tips to Jump Start Coloring Animal Fiber

Dyeing wool seems like such a daunting task. It's really not as hard as you might think and it opens up an amazing new colorful world for your projects. These seven tips will get you started.

Alpaca Roving - How to Make Fabulous Yarn

You can make fabulous yarn with alpaca roving. Whether you purchase your roving or you make your own, the trick to making stunning yarn with roving is in the preparation.

Disposable Aprons - Very Useful Indeed

What a useful concept, a disposable apron! When you think about it, we have disposable gloves, disposable napkins, etc. so why not a disposable apron?

Collecting, Drying, And Storing

The sheer enjoyment of being in their midst and gathering leaves and blossoms, roots and barks for healing, can never be exaggerated. Always pick herbs away from roadsides or cultivated land that may have been sprayed, and gather them at their most vigorous.

Beginners' Questions About Coin Collecting

This article will address some popular questions and concerns that first time coin collectors may have.

Quilting Frame Plans Save Money And Provide A New Creative Outlet

If you are going to do any job properly then you need the best tools possible. Investing in proper quilting equipment will infinitely enhance the quilts that you produce, regardless of your talents and abilities.

Craft Show Items For Kids

If you have kids you know that sometimes the most simple crafts and items can keep them occupied for hours. For the craft show entrepreneur, that presents a great opportunity to create something that parents will purchase for their children. You don’t need to have a video card, flashing lights or crazy sounds in order to attract children. With a little bit of thought, you can come up with something that intrigues children and has them playing for hours.

Crafts - The Art of Creation

When you create something with your own hands, it gives you a sense of achievement and enormous satisfaction. Learning a new craft helps you do just that. You can create beautiful works of art with your newly acquired skills. This article provides all the necessary resources for getting started with a new craft. You can also brush-up your skills on a craft that you are already familiar with. Whatever your skill level, you will find something that will educate and excite you.

Scroll Saw Fun Let's Get Creating - Kids Can Too

No electronics on Mondays. This really works in our house. Our kids keep busy with many other fun activities such as playing with other toys they had forgotten about, arts & crafts or just getting outside and having fun!

Quilting - Stimulate Your Senses

Quilting is an amazing art that has been around for centuries. You probably have warm memories of curling up wit a homemade quilt when you were a small child. It will have given you comfort and security, but I am willing to bet that one of your ancestors actually spent hours, days and even weeks putting that together.

Finding the Perfect Needlepoint Project on eBay

If, like me, you love needlepoint canvases by a particular designer, eBay can be a marvelous tool for finding canvases, even ones which haven’t been made for many years! The key is to use the “Favorite Search” tool to find the types of canvases you want.

Needlepoint - Right from the Beginning

Sometimes I think that although I became addicted to needlepoint in 1970, I did not really learn how to do needlepoint until sometime in the early 80’s. Because my then I actually had learned about materials, good technique etc. So here’s a pile of mostly unorganized tips to get you started right.

Make It Easy to Travel with Needlepoint!

It’s summer and that means vacations. Needlepoint can be a wonderful and relaxing activity during long hours waiting in airports and riding in a car. Here are some tips, adapted from my book, NEEDLEPOINT TRADE SECRETS to help make stitching on vacation more enjoyable.

Embroidery Sewing Machines - What are Your Choices?

The variety of embroidery sewing machines is amazing. There is no stitch or pattern that sophisticated modern machines can't perform. But how do you find a sewing machine that is best for you? Let's look at what is currently available on the market and compare best embroidery sewing machines.