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What is your favourite craft technique?
Good day to all of you! I want to wish you a nice day and perfect mood! What is your favourite craft technique? As for me, I admire epoxy resin works and would like to try it one day.
Susan
Mar 23, 2020 12:33 AM
Natural Rainbow Soap
You'll need: 0,5 kg of soap base; 3 drops of water-colour (red, yellow, blue, green); 1/6 tea-spoon of silver pearl; 1/3 tea-spoon of avocado oil; 20 drops of aromatizer with tropical fruit odor Instructions: Add the pearlescent additive to the melted base and mix with a mixer. Pour most of the mixture into a glass, and dye the red and blue dyes in the rest to get purple. Pour it into a narrow rectangular shape and treat it with an alcohol solution, after the appearan...
Susan
Mar 22, 2020 02:37 AM
What You Can Do With Old T-Shirt
You'll need: An old T-shirt Scissors Pearls Instructions: First lay your tee shirt out flat. Starting at the bottom, cut strips about 1 inch wide. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just eyeball it. Once your strips have been cut (stop cutting as soon as you got to the sleeves), gently stretch them out one by one. You could use a scrap piece of T-shirt material or a heavy duty piece of thread to thread the pearls. Depending on the size of the T-shirt, you should be able t...
Susan
Mar 22, 2020 02:36 AM
Wishbones Knit Stitch
Knitted in a multiple of 18 sts + 1 and 8-row repeat. Row 1 - right side: Purl 1, * knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 1; repeat from * to end. Row 2 and all wrong side rows: K1, * p2, k4, p2, k1; repeat from * to end. Row 3: Purl 1, * left cross, right cross, purl 1, knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 1; repeat from * to end. Row 5: Purl 1, * knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 1; repeat from * to end. Row 7: Purl 1, * knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 1, left cross, right cross, purl 1; repeat from * to en...
Susan
Mar 22, 2020 02:35 AM
Beaded Scarf
You'll need: Beads of any colour you like; Bigger beads for edging; Monofiber thread, scaffolding or thin wire Instructions: The pattern of weaving a scarf is a net with large holes. Weaving must begin from the bottom up, partially expanding the work. Start crafting the craft from the bottom corner, that is, from the suspension itself. Dial one white bead and thirteen transparent, then 1 pebble and again transparent glass. To get the suspension, walk the needle back through the pebbles and th...
Susan
Mar 22, 2020 02:33 AM
Small Pine Trees Knit Pattern
Knitted in a multiple of 18 sts + 11 and a 16-row repeat. Row 1 - right side: K1, * yo, p3, s2kp, p3, yo, k9; repeat from * to last 10 sts, yo, p3, s2kp, p3, yo, k1. Row 2 and all wrong side rows: Purl. Row 3: K1, * k1, yo, p2, s2kp, p2, yp, k10; repeat from * to last 10 sts, k1, yo, p2, s2kp, p2, yo, k2. Row 5: K1, * k2, yo, p1, s2kp, p1, yo, k11; repeat from * to last 10 sts, k2, yo, p1, s2kp, p1, yo, k3. Row 7: K1, * k3, yo, s2kp, p3, yo; repeat from * to last 10 sts, k3, yo, s2kp, yo, k4. R...
Susan
Mar 22, 2020 02:32 AM
Mickey Mouse Bath Bombs
You'll need: 1/2 cup citric acid 1 cup baking soda 3 tablespoons Epsom salt 1/2 cup cornstarch 2 tablespoons almond oil 3/4 teaspoon water 15 – 20 drops of your favorite essential oil (or a combination of two) Red soap colorant (optional) or Cosmetic Grade Matte Colorant Silicone Mickey Mouse Muffin mold or round bath bomb molds Instructions: In a medium bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients together. In a small bowl, mix the water, almond oil, essential oil and food colorant toget...
Susan
Mar 22, 2020 02:31 AM
Ears of Corn Knit Stitch
Knitted in a multiple of 6 sts and 6-row repeat. Row 1 - right side: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Row 2: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Row 3: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Row 4: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Row 5: * Knit 1, slip 2 sts, to dpn and hold in front of work, knit 2 sts then purl 2 sts from the dpn, purl 1; repeat from * to end. Row 6: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Repeat rows 1-6 until you have reached the desired length.
Susan
Mar 22, 2020 02:30 AM
What is your favourite crochet stitch pattern?
Hello, my dear friends! As usual, I wish you a great day! What is your favourite crochet stitch pattern?
Susan
Mar 22, 2020 02:29 AM
Simple Flower From Yarn
Prepare a rectangular sheet of cardboard of approximately 10 cm long and a thread of two colors. Make small cuts on the sides of the paper stock to fix the thread. The main material should be several cm larger than the cardboard itself. After that, insert it into the incisions. Wrap yarn of a contrasting color, doing it very carefully, and placing the rows close to each other. To prevent the first end of the base material from unwinding, place the other tip on top of it. When you finish wrapping th...
Susan
Mar 20, 2020 10:43 PM
Mosaic Flowerpot
You'll need: colourful pieces of glass, stones, pebbles; hot glue; rubbing for abaculus; varnish; brush. Instructions In order not only to glue the pot, but also to lay out the picture, you should prepare a glass of several colors. Initially, the desired pattern is laid out on paper and only then transferred to the surface. First, the image is glued and only then the rest of the flowerpot is treated. After the whole pot is decorated with glass, grout for tiles is applied on top. If at t...
Susan
Mar 20, 2020 10:41 PM
Pie Crust Basketweave Pattern
Knitted in a multiple of 8 + 2 sts and a 8-row repeat. Row 1 - wrong side: Purl 2, * knit 6, purl 2; repeat from * to end. Row 2 - right side: Knit 2, * purl 6, knit 2; repeat from * to end. Row 3: As row 1. Row 4: Knit. Row 5: Knit 4, purl 2, * knit 6, purl 2; repeat from * to last 4 sts, knit 4. Row 6: Purl 4, knit 2, * purl 6, knit 2; repeat from * to last 4 sts, purl 4. Row 7: As row 5. Row 8: Knit.
Susan
Mar 20, 2020 10:39 PM
Different Ways of Blocking in Crochet
You'll need: Pins Blocking mats or you can also use yoga mats Steamer or an iron steam Spray bottle Instructions Wet Blocking First, soak the project into a bowl of water or in a washing machine. Don’t rinse yet! Then, get two towels. Insert the crochet in between the two like a sandwich. Like making sushi, slowly and carefully roll your crochet to remove the excess water. When it has no more excess water, spread it flat on the table and gently pat it into the shap...
Susan
Mar 20, 2020 10:39 PM
Beeswax Candles
You'll need: 2 Beeswax Honey Comb Texture Sheets 20” of Wick Craft knife Scissors Instructions: Step 1. Take one sheet of the beeswax and fold it in half, just at the edges, on the short side. Be careful not to press too firmly and mash the texture of the beeswax. Unfold and use a straight-edge blade to cut directly across to make two 4” x 16” pieces of the beeswax. Step 2. Lay a 5” length of the wick along one of the short ends. Firmly roll the edge of the beeswax over it and press t...
Susan
Mar 20, 2020 10:35 PM
Classic Aran Honeycomb Stitch
2/2RC: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, knit 2, then knit 2 from cable needle. 2/2LC: Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, knit 2, then knit 2 from cable needle. Knitted in a multiple of 8 sts. Row 1 - right side: Knit. Row 2: Purl. Row 3: * 2/2RC, 2/2LC; repeat from * to end. Row 4: Purl Row 5: Knit. Row 6: Purl. Row 7: * 2/2LC, 2/2RC; repeat from * to end. Row 8: Purl. Repeat from 1 to 8 rows.
Susan
Mar 20, 2020 10:34 PM