Crafts & DIY
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http://damesoftheneedle.blogspot.com/
Ebeth's Dames of the Needle is a long-running crafting blog focused on hand-dyed threads and fibers, with updates on new colorways like 'New England Bog' and 'Opalescent Winter's Dusk' from her 'From the Cauldron' line. Visitors get a peek into her dye studio process, trunk shows, and her warm, whimsical personality through posts stretching back to 2011.
https://babayagamusic.com/Dance-Costumes/harem-pants-and-pantaloons.htm
Maura Enright's Baba Yaga Music site offers detailed sewing tutorials for belly dance and folk dance costumes, including step-by-step instructions for making harem pants and pantaloons with cutting diagrams and construction guides. The page covers design considerations, fabric choices, sizing adjustments, and gusset techniques, making it a practical reference for dancers who sew their own performance wear.
http://www.cottonpatchquilt.com/
The Cotton Patch Quilt Guild of Greenville, Texas has been preserving the heritage of quilting since 1991, offering monthly meetings with guest speakers, trunk shows, and technique demonstrations. Members can access newsletters, workshop listings, a library, and a quilting links directory through this community-focused site.
http://bonniemccaffery.com/vidcasts/index.html
Bonnie McCaffery's site features video podcasts (VidCasts) dedicated to the world of quilting, showcasing artists like Melissa Sobotka and coverage of events like the International Quilt Festival in Houston. With dozens of episodes exploring topics from healing quilts to fantasy fabric techniques, this is a rich resource for quilting enthusiasts and textile artists.
https://stitchschool.blogspot.com/
Stitch School, created by Janet McCaffrey of Primrose Design, is a comprehensive hand embroidery blog covering dozens of individual stitches with dedicated tutorial pages for techniques like french knots, feather stitch, herringbone, and more. Visitors will find embroidery basics, free and purchasable patterns, resource links, and years of archived posts dating back to 2007.
https://eg.bucknell.edu/~lwittie/sca/garb/bliaut.html
A detailed sewing pattern and construction guide for a 12th century bliaut, a medieval European garment worn by both men and women from roughly 1150 to 1250. Created by a member of the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism), the page includes measurements, historical notes, references to period sculptures, and step-by-step instructions for achieving an authentic look.
https://nexstitch.com/v_crochet_videos.html
NexStitch is a comprehensive crochet learning resource offering a full video tutorial series covering everything from basic stitches like chain and single crochet to advanced techniques like bobble, bullion, and Solomon's knot. The site includes free patterns, articles, and a well-organized stitch library making it an excellent reference for beginners and experienced crocheters alike.
http://chairnotes.blogspot.com/p/spoons-for-hunger-project.html
Peter Galbert's Chair Notes is a deeply detailed resource for Windsor chair makers and woodworkers, covering topics from drilling techniques and joinery to leg turning and greenwood work. The site also features a charming charity project where Galbert carves and raffles handmade wooden spoons, donating proceeds to hunger relief organizations.
http://annalena.com/
Karen Snyder, the creator behind Anna Lena, shares her decades of quilting expertise through free patterns, information about her published books, and details on lectures and classes for guilds and groups. A former quilt shop owner turned semi-retired designer now living in Sweden, she offers a warm look into her quilting life along with links to her blog where she documents her love of both quilting and Scandinavian living.
http://craftsfaironline.com/
Running since October 1995, The Crafts Fair Online claims to be the oldest and largest crafts directory on the web, curating links across dozens of categories including needlecraft, jewelry, ceramics, soap and candles, papercraft, and more. Created and maintained by Steve Robinson, the site also offers craft show listings by region, supplies and patterns resources, bulletin boards, and even a web development center to help crafters build their own sites.