Crafts & DIY
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http://nouveauencore.com/Freebies.html
Nouveau Encore offers free downloadable cross-stitch charts as gifts, including seasonal and religious samplers like a Prayer of Saint Francis design and Christmas and Valentine freebies. The charts are original creations protected by copyright, making this a generous but carefully curated resource for needlework enthusiasts.
https://mnwwg.org/
The Minnesota Woodworkers Guild brings together professional and amateur woodworkers dedicated to the highest standards of the craft, offering classes, tool rentals, a DVD library, and special interest groups. Members also gain access to vendor discounts, a classified ads board, exhibition events like the Northern Woods Exhibition, and a tuition grant program.
http://laurakogler.net/processing/MosaicKnitting
Laura Kogler's Mosaic Knitting Pattern Generator is an interactive browser-based tool that creates two-color slip-stitch knitting patterns using Processing.js. Knitters can customize stitch count, repetitions, colors, and apply effects like reflection and mutation, then download the resulting pattern image for use in their projects.
https://stitchandthings.co.uk/
Stitch and Things is a guide to textile arts covering crochet, embroidery, knitting, sewing, and tapestry, with introductory articles explaining the history and techniques of each craft. A handy reference for anyone curious about fabric arts, it offers accessible overviews of some of the oldest needlework traditions.
https://ididachain.tripod.com/
The Ididachain Crochet Guild of Alaska is the official Alaska chapter of the Crochet Guild of America, bringing together crochet enthusiasts in the state for meetings, service projects, and skill-sharing. The site includes meeting photos spanning 2007 to 2009, free crochet patterns, a guild library index, and resources like crochet abbreviations for members and visitors alike.
https://saltlakeknittingguild.org/
The Salt Lake Knitting Guild is a community organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah, dedicated to fostering knitting skills and creativity through workshops, monthly meetings, and informal knitting groups for all skill levels. Members range from beginners to award-winning advanced knitters, and the guild also engages in philanthropic projects supporting local charities.
https://bassdrop.club/
Bass Drop's Club is a charming personal site featuring crochet projects, hand-built browser mini-games including a fishing minigame and a dress-up game made from scratch, and a gallery of creative work. The site has a cozy, pixel-art aesthetic with animated gifs, a guestbook, and a running log of what the creator is currently listening to, playing, and reading.
http://treasuresfromtheheart-llc.blogspot.com/2009/05/ellies-twirl-dress-any-size-featured.html
Diana's craft-focused blog from Bon Secour, Alabama shares sewing patterns, quilting links, weaving resources, and knitting finds alongside notes about her small craft shop. The site reflects a passionate maker's life, with posts spotlighting items like children's twirl dresses and free weaving patterns, plus connections to quilting communities and fiber arts groups.
https://livelaugh.blog/
Jenn Schiffer's weekly 'retro' lifestyle blog chronicles her adventures in ceramics wheel-throwing, aerial yoga, gouache painting, air-dry clay, and caring for her cat Pumagreg. The writing is warm, funny, and personal, with a strong creative arts thread running through each entry that makes it feel like a genuine window into a crafty, curious life.
https://embroidery.rocksea.org/reference/picture-dictionary
Sarah's Hand Embroidery is a comprehensive reference site featuring a visual dictionary of over 300 hand embroidery stitches, organized into categorized 'Stitch Families' with step-by-step illustrations and videos for each. Built since 2007, it stands out as one of the most thorough free embroidery stitch libraries online, complete with multilingual stitch names and a companion book.