Crafting

Discussion List

• Online sewing courses

  Hello I have a sewing machine at home and I can set it up and sew straight lines however I was looking for a basic course online that will get me started making things. There are local courses however they are outwit my budget and I wondered if there was a more affordable online version?

• Stitched picture

  is this something a beginner could manage? http://www.poppytreffry.co.uk/shop-by-category/homewares/embroidered-pictures/st-ives-lugger-small-embroidered-picture.html i like stitching but i can only do the basic stitches at the moment ... could i use old clothes for the picture? and what sort of fabric should i use for the…

• Book Folding?

  Hello, I am a newbie to book folding but I love it!! :D And have decided that for Christmas I'm gonna make people their own personalized folded book :D I know some people don't like the idea of book folding and I'm sorry if it offends you, but I get the books from charity shops or ones I've read so the money is going to a…

• creating a text heavy photo book

  Hi all I have written a short story for my granddaughters and want to include some photos, its mainly text and have been looking at the photobooks available, ie snap***h, Tosco, photoboox etc and don't seem to be able to get enough text compared to photos. anyone used a site that is user friendly?

• Velvet recommendations...?

  Hello everyone, I'm wanting to make a Christmas stocking for my son and need some nice quality velvet- preferably the cotton stuff and not the polyester spandex kind... It's been a while since I've bought fabric (let's not mention the 3 boxes of stash in the basement) so some up-to-date recommendations of good suppliers…

• Cut n boss, Big Shot Plus (A4), or something else?

  I've done sewing and jewellery making for some time, and have been thinking about starting paper crafting recently. I've had a look at some of the die cutting machines, and the main A4 ones seem to be the new Big Shot, and cut n boss. Which one should I get? Or, is there something else better? I don't really want a Brother…

• making a money saving felt cap

  Hello, I would very much like to make a felt cap, in the style of the Disney version of Robin Hood, could anyone advise how one should go about this. I only have two requirements 1) It would need to be rather large 2) It would need to have ear holes. Thanks

• cutting beaded fabric

  Can anyone help with altering the length of a dress covered in beads and sequins. I need to take up 7" and am terrified of cutting the material incase the beads all come off!