When you live on a farm, it is hard not to be inspired by the life around you – kittens playing, foals running, cattle grazing – plus the textures of barn board, fences, crops and feathers and fur. For Michelle Miller, a hooking designer living on a farm near Bienfait, Saskatchewan, her world is her […]
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Knit Together with Cynthia MacDougall You hear it time after time: tension in knitting is important. Tension is important, but it is only important if a knitter wants a knitted item to fit well – and who doesn’t want that? I think the reason a lot of knitters dislike tension is because it requires additional […]
There is absolute beauty working with decorative stitches from your sewing machine combined with machine embroidery. Crocheting embellishments is another way to add flair to your project. There are many different tools to accomplish all creative ideas. Using stabilizers to secure decorative stitches as well as embroideries are very important, using the proper needle for […]