Felt Applique
Felt is the ideal appliqué material because it has no fraying edge. Which felt to use, how to hold shapes down while you stitch, and the four edge stitches worth knowing.
4 min read Beginner
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Felt is the ideal appliqué material because it has no fraying edge. Which felt to use, how to hold shapes down while you stitch, and the four edge stitches worth knowing.
4 min read Beginner
Felt is the best backing for bead embroidery there is — stable, unfraying and thick enough to bury a knot. The three stitches that hold beads, and how to finish the back.
4 min read Intermediate
A tree full of wool baubles, made from about 4 g each, that survive being dropped by children and cats. Three methods, and how to hang them so the loop holds.
3 min read Beginner
A slab of dense wool felt under a keyboard is quieter, warmer and kinder to a desk than any synthetic mat — provided it is the right thickness and actually wool.
4 min read Beginner
A simple felted bag pattern with the arithmetic explained, so you can size it to any yarn instead of hoping somebody else's gauge matches yours.
4 min read Intermediate