For beginners, Yarnspirations presents Beautiful Embroidery for Visible Mending. For Yarnspirations, Amber Groen presents the techniques you see in short videos when they make it look so simple. Knowing the basics of these skills may save you money on clothing for rips and tears. Or maybe you want to make your clothing more unique. ....
Quilting and Sewing
5 Useful Tips for Quilters and Sewers for Bindings and Bias
Lynne Browne will take you through a photographic tutorial on bindings and bias for quilting. Get started with the right knowledge to ensure you get off to the right start. Tips include: . .
All New: Coats & Clarks All Purpose Season Kits
Crocheters and knitters, many of you overlap with other arts such as sewing, quilting and more. Coats & Clark North America is part of Yarnspirations and has just recently created several kits for all-purpose threads by the seasons. These are the Coats & Clark All Purpose 12 Spool Assortments. . . Yarnspirations offers hundreds, if...
New Product: Coats & Clark Yarn Zip
Adding zippers to existing crochet, knitting or other projects or starting at the zipper to build out a project is made simpler with the Coats & Clark Yarn Zip product. It's not just a zipper; it's designed to help you much more than a regular zipper. . . As someone who doesn't sew well, the...
9 Countdown Calendars for Knitters, Sewers and Crocheters
Count down to the day something big happens with advent calendars and other time-representing items for knitters, sewers, and crocheters. All of the patterns are free. Knitters have little pockets where you will carry yarn to create the numbers in the calendar and use the pockets to stuff a unique little item into it. For...
47 Backyard and Picnic Crochet and Knit Patterns
We've put together a list of 47 patterns for knitters, sewers and crocheters to enjoy. Outdoor themed that include blankets, party concepts, table settings, plant holders and much more. Realistically, all of these projects should not be left outside due to the weathering of the rain on the yarn. However, a lot of this would...
Summer Fish Windsock Pattern for Sewers
Summer is coming and cheerfulness is blowing in the wind. Something you may find in souvenier or summer decoration shopped are something like the Fish Windsock Pattern. There tends to be crocheters who know how to knit or sew. I thought this pattern is pretty cute and available at Yarnspirations to give it a try....
Ways to Quilt for Beginners Photographic Tutorial
Lynne Brown, expert at quilting who originally learned to sew in 4-H has made so many quilts. She is a retired expert in customer education for Coats and Clark. Lynne has put together the basics for beginners in making great decisions with very clear demonstrations of concepts. . . Most of you know that I...
56 Crochet & Knit For Women Patterns
56 Crochet and Knit for Women Patterns We've pulled together 56 crochet and knit ideas that are iconic for women. However, every woman has their own personal taste of styling and what they like. So it's your job to determine what tickles their fancy. The Maker Pillow is really awesome but you could replace the...
Sewing Child and Adult Fabric Masks Pattern
The sewn versions of these Child and Adult Fabric Mask Patterns is available. The CDC advises the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus but do not know it from transmitting it to others. These masks help ensure that critical supplies...
Embracing the Tears of Visible Mending with Tutorial
Fixing tears and intentional holes in garments isn't a game changer or an instant garbage toss. Amber Groen, a fashion designer, will provide several examples through a photographic tutorial. Embrace the Tears and Fix. This concept is also known as Sashiko. It's the idea where the mend is visible and becomes a fashion statement. You...
4 Embroidery Halloween Patterns
For those who love embroidery, Yarnspirations makes several projects related to sewing, quilting, and other crafts. There are plenty more, but I found four patterns that may make you smile with glee—each one is free. Click the Pictures Below to Go Direct to Pattern