I just love those little purses made from the purse frames. They always remind me of the ones my grandmother used to carry. As a little girl I always wanted one of my own.There is a great tutorial for making a simple little purse frame bag. I just love this little bag and it […]

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I love pincushions and I believe that is one thing you can never have enough of. Try the first pattern in my pincushion series free! This Pattern/tutorial will show you how to make this adorable pincushion.
Double Scoop Ice Cream Cone Pincushion
 
You can make it any flavor you want, get creative but most of all have fun!
This might […]

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The running stitch is a simple stitch, it can be used in many felt projects. This tutorial starts with the simple running stitch and 2 variations you can do to spice up this easy stitch.
To start the running stitch, make a knot in your thread and bring it up into the felt from below. You […]

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I often hear from kids and beginners how do I make a knot at the end of my thread. This is a very simple thing to learn and it makes working on your own projects easier when you can thread your needle and knot it yourself.
Step 1:
First take your thread and wrap it around your […]

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As part of out Kids Korner/Beginner Sewing we like to offer some simple stitch and how to tutorials that you can use in your sewing projects.
Todays stitch is how to make French Knots. They are really easy and they can be used in many ways.
step 1:
Make a knot in the thread and bring the thread […]

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As part of KIDS KORNER, the kids craft section of Studio-259, I will be offering some simple how to’s.
The first in this series is how to do a blanket stitch. These pictures are an excerpt from a kids felt bag project that I am currently working on to post on the site. Check back […]

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When I make my lizzard I start with just beautiful hand dyes like thesethen I take coordinating fabrics and cut different size circles, I uses whatever strikes me, sometimes it blends in easily other times it stands out.Then I quilt the circles  with contrasting threads and come out with this or this Lizzards can be fun in many […]

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