Tips and Ideas for crafts and hobbyists

Brother Embroidery Sewing Machines Anyone can learn how to make beautiful doilies, tablecloths or many other useful items with the art of embroidery stitching.  In fact, once you have learned to do a few of the simple stitches you will be amazed how many things you can create. Embroidered doilies have been around for generations.  Our Grandmothers did it all by hand, and it was so beautiful.  I still have a tablecloth embroidered by my aunty.  Now you can buy doilies already made to embroider with a transfer pattern, some will come with the crochet edging already done for you as well.  These may have a colored pattern with colored threads attached which depict which colors to use on the various patterns. Here are a few stitches that may be more useful than others: Stem Stitch - for the stems Satin stitch- this can be used to fill in the flower blooms on roses Chain stitch- this is great for daisy flowers Blanket stitch- for as the name suggests or any edges Follow the

If you are one of those people learning to crochet and you make a mistake then don't let it worry you. With a little bit of creativity you might still be able to make something unique. That's right you have to look outside your comfort zone and think of ways to still use them. Use wrong size crochet hook or thread How many times have you gone to make something and found you don’t have the right size crochet hook or thread? Instead of going to the shop to buy the one to match what the pattern requires you decide to make do with what you have. I have done this on a few occasions. This could cause a problem as the article grows. In some cases you may have to allow extra stitches on corners or an extra one placed evenly around a circular doily for instance. You need to do a small practice piece to see if it will work or not.

Many people have the idea that being left handed limits their chances of making a variety of different crafts.  That is so wrong.  Because you see a pattern with the instructions showing a right handed person in the picture does not stop the left handed person doing the same thing.  If you have a problem just photo copy the picture and then paste it into your photo program like Paint shop pro or photo shop and flip the mirror image. Now you can see it is not so daunting, the only difference is using your left instead of your right hand. How to make a chain for the right-handed person . To start you need to make a loop, the right-handed person holds the end of yarn in left hand and the crochet hook in right hand. Now push the hook through the loop and put yarn round hook and pull back through the loop. You have now created your first chain stitch. Practice this with a scrap of crochet cotton so as not to ruin your new yarn.  Then do it a few more times to make sure you will s

If you have ever thought of learning to sew and you haven't got the pattern you want then don't despair. With the ever evolving technology of the internet now anyone can learn more and more right from their own homes There are many places on the internet that you can find ideas on downloading free sewing patterns, both for the beginner or the expert. Once you gain more experience, you can make things to give away as gifts or sell them on many of the auction sites like eBay or at your own garage or yard sales. Learn more about downloading patterns