Category Archives: eco crafts & green projects
How to spool knit without a spool knitter
You can use spool knitted cords to decorate and embellish your crochet in a million different ways. One way to do a thicker spool knitted or i cord is to use several strands of yarn held together. And, if you … Continue reading
More little looms from recycled stuff part 2
If you are teaching a child to weave, or just want an impromptu, no cost small loom for sampling yarns and colorways, this little loom is very handy. The project on the foam food tray loom is a bookmark, but … Continue reading
Little looms from recycled things for teaching weaving or sampling etc part 1
Yesterday, I posted about teaching children to weave Link One of the pleasures of weaving is that it can be done with tremendously complex machines, but, can also be done with small bits of this and that from around the … Continue reading
More photos of projects from the Lily Speed-O-Weave loom book
A lady on Ravelry just asked for more of a preview of what is in the Lily Speed-O-Weave loom book (link to page on my website) The first two sections of the book teach a ton of useful and neat … Continue reading
Upcycled jeans become denim dress
Whoosh! Summer raced by, with renovations on our house, and helping out on renovations at our daughter and son-in-law’s house and weaving, weaving, weaving, weaving, weaving! I’ve been working HARD on new books and am hunkering in and am ~FINALLY~ … Continue reading
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Handmade-chunky-bead-teething-necklace-part-2
In my previous post, LINK, I shared my mis-adventure when I sliced the top of my knuckle off with the edge of the belt sander. Ouch. So, that posting was more of a ‘how NOT to’ than a ‘how to’….. … Continue reading
Handmade chunky bead teething necklace part 1
Our gorgeous grandbaby is teething and is chomping everything in sight as he tries to ease the pain of those pesky teeth pushing on his gums. My daughter asked me to make her a necklace with large wooden beads so … Continue reading
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Upcycled tunic new life for old clothes
Last summer, I bought a really frumpy skirt and a too small dress at the thrift shop. Why on earth would anyone in their right mind do that? Because I intended to ‘harvest’ the fabric from both the garments and … Continue reading
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Video tutorial on how to make tarn or t shirt yarn
I absolutely love working with tarn, which is yarn made by cutting t shirts into a continuous length of fabric strips. You then use the fabric strips as stretchie, wonderful yarn. Tarn is a terrific way to upcycle, recycle, re-fashion, … Continue reading
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How to make a join in fabric strip yarn or tarn
I’ve been working with Tarn (T shirt fabric strip yarn) a lot lately. I remembered this afternoon that I had been asked how to make a smooth join in fabric strip yarn…. so I thought that I would post a … Continue reading
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