I couldn’t sleep the other night, so I sewed until 4 a.m. and calmed my nerves with the whir of my sewing machine.…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 175: A conversation with Lotta Jansdotter about fabric, design and her new book ‘Everyday Style’
by jenniferby jenniferThis week I’m bringing you a conversation with Lotta Jansdotter, the Brooklyn-based Swedish designer of items ranging from home goods to textiles. On…
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The Squid Scarf – A Splatoon-inspired hood, scarf, mitten combo for gamers and cosplayers just in time for Halloween
by jenniferby jenniferHalloween is coming up fast and this time I’m prepared days ahead of time. Inspired by my 11-year-old daughter’s favorite video game –…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 169: How Rosa Rojas, a quilter from Spain helped me improve my appliqué game with her Apliquick tools
by jenniferby jenniferI’m not easily bamboozled by product pitches that promise life-changing results. After nearly 10 years at the helm of CraftSanity, I’ve seen a…
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CraftSanity Video Tutorial: Cotton Fabric Dyeing 101
by jenniferby jenniferHello! I recorded a new CraftSanity tutorial demonstrating how to dye cotton t-shirts and scrap fabric to weave on the CraftSanity weaving looms…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 157: So what does it take to run a handmade business? Stuffed animal pattern designer Abby Glassenberg offers expert advice
by jenniferby jenniferSo how do you do it? How do you take your love of sewing or knitting or some other skill and turn it into…
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Reviews: Inspiring craft books to check out as we wait for spring
by jenniferby jenniferI considered taking some time off to regroup after my weekly newspaper column was canceled, but then I remembered that it’s not my…
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‘Pretty Birds’ Blog Tour Q&A with author and pattern designer Virginia Lindsay
by jenniferby jenniferHello folks! Today, I’m really excited to bring you a Q&A with Virginia Lindsay, creator of Gingercake Patterns and author of the Gingercake blog.…
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Free pattern: Sew a little Owl friend from ‘Pretty Birds’ by Virginia Lindsay
by jenniferby jenniferReprinted with permission from Pretty Birds © 2015 Virginia Lindsay, Running Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group. Illustrations by Jess Hibbert.…
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CraftSanity Episode 156: Sherri Lynn Wood Talks Improv Quilting
by jenniferby jenniferIf you’re sad about missing QuiltCon, cheer up because QuiltCon is coming to you during this episode featuring Sherri Lynn Wood, author of “The…
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Love at first stitch? Craft columnist invests in a new sewing machine, still swooning two weeks later By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood (Read full article…
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I recently purchased a new Juki TL-2010Q. It’s a great machine for straight stitching and free motion quilting. I had my husband Jeff…
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Video Tutorial: How to use the automatic needle threader on the Juki TL-2010Q
by jenniferby jenniferAfter years of deliberation and months of pining for this particular machine, I recently purchased a new Juki TL-2010Q. It’s a great machine…
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Video, instructions: How to make a Minecraft Creeper T-shirt
by jenniferby jenniferAs the mother of a 10-year-old Minecraft addict, pixelated cubes are now a part of my life. When I chaperone school field trips,…
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