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Category Archives: Creative Sewing

Copper Flair Bed scarf and Pillow

Copper Flair Bed scarf and Pillow

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 […]

Cocktail Hour Insulated Ice Bucket Cover

Cocktail Hour Insulated Ice Bucket Cover

For those long hot summer days, this insulated ice bucket cover was designed to keep favourite drinks ready for hours of entertaining. The handy pockets provide secure storage for napkins, straws, and all the extras. The handle makes it easy to carry it all to the pool or beach, the cover keeps the heat out […]

Crazy Cashmere

Crazy Cashmere
[columns] [span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][/columns] I confess that I hate throwing out clothes made of good or interesting fabrics, even when the item is no longer wearable. I always think there must be another use for them. Over the years I made several things out of fulled old sweaters – hats, mitts, bags, slippers, and […]

Bra-making 101 – Part 3

Bust line
[columns] [span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][/columns] So you’ve taken the plunge and sewn your own bra? In our previous issues, we’ve described the sewing process from start to finish. Now that your first bra is sewn together, let’s look at common fitting issues and how to correct the pattern. We’ll also see how to add some […]

Bra-making 101 – Part 2

Sewing underarm area
[columns] [span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][/columns] In Part 1 of Bra-making 101 (ANPTmag Summer 2013) we described the measuring process and the supplies required to make your own bra. Included was the layout diagram so you should have your bra all cut out at this point and other supplies you will need at hand. Ready? Let’s […]

Nifty – The Entrelac Bag

Nifty – The Entrelac Bag

Many knitters start by knitting shawls and small projects in order to perfect the craft and, in some cases, it can take years to reach a confidence level to try complex lace patterns or difficult technique. One knitter who seemingly by-passed much of the boredom of knitting a garter stitch scarf or a dishcloth is […]

Victorian Sewing Pouch

Victorian Sewing Pouch
[columns] [span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][span4] [/span4][/columns] It all began with a stitch on cloth. When? We know as far back as Cro-Magnon Russian, 30,000 B.C. from a fossil of fur clothing heavily decorated with handmade stitches of ivory bead. Perhaps creative stitching was the first man made art form on earth. We like to think so. […]

Matryoshka Keepsake Case

Matryoshka Keepsake Case
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] Beauty is in the Details A few years ago my church pastor gave me a very cute Russian Matryoshka as a birthday gift and I fell in love with this Eastern European folk art doll. This doll is the inspiration to a very special keepsake case designed for your ZAKKA sewing […]