Sewing

Turn Tired Kitchen Towels Into Bespoke Embroidered Linens

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Create your own heirloom linen tea towels to dress up your kitchen.

4 Tips for Sewing Sheer Fabrics

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Learn the tricks for setting stitch length, creating a straight line and more on sewing sheer fabrics.

Sewing Patches: Ideas and Inspiration for Creating Unique Art on Your Clothes

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Patches, whether embroidered, appliquéd, chain-stitched, machine or hand-sewn, are the perfect way to cover up stains, holes or ugly logos.

Framing Basics

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Custom framing tips from Design on a Dime carpenter Charles Burbridge.

Easy-Sew Monochromatic Cube

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Try making this easy-sew monochromatic furniture cube.

Importing Embroidery Design

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See how to import design and select color with sewing machine software.

How to Start Using Your Sewing Machine

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Get to know your sewing machine so you can prep it before your next sewing project. Every machine is different, so it's important to follow your owner's manual alongside this guide.

Quilt Chemistry and Geometry

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Kaffe Fassett shares his process for designing and balancing colors.

DIY Reversible Cloth Napkins

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Dress up your table with handmade reversible napkins in any pattern.

Window Facelift

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Give your windows and window treatments a facelift with Design on a Dime.

Sewing Machine 101

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Kelly's mom shares tips and tricks on how to master the sewing machine.

Canvas Tote

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Robert Stadnycki incorporates his painting skills into another one of his crafty endeavors — totes and purses.

How to Make a Leather Passport Holder

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Never lose your passport again: Make this easy leather and fabric holder so your passport is stylish and easy to find.

Sew a Playful Flower Brooch

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Add some sunshine and style to a child’s outfit with this soft flower brooch.

How to Create a Collaged Purse

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Assemble Asian-style fabrics to create a unique, stylish purse.

Circle-Spiral Appliqué

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Circle-spiral appliqué involves cutting out a random circle, spiral-cutting into the center of the circle, and then sewing the resulting spiral down to a base fabric with a straight stitch. Courtesy of Etsy.com

Simply Stylish Tote Bag

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Tote bags are a practical and stylish gift for any woman — from teacher to new Mom to Grandmother — simply change the fabric pattern or size to suit the tote's recipient.

Secrets to Selling Your Art at Craft Shows

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Want to sell your work on the craft show circuit? Here’s the inside scoop on making the most of your experience.