Crafts & DIY
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https://melvalovesscraps.blogspot.com/
Melva's quilting blog is a warm, content-rich space dedicated to scrap quilting, sew-alongs, and the creative life of a dedicated fabric enthusiast. Visitors will find studio updates, featured quilter spotlights, link-up parties, and detailed sew-along series covering projects like the Little House Sampler and Pieces of the Santa Fe Trail.
https://yarnfish.neocities.org/
Cora's personal site, yarnfish, blends crochet tutorials and project updates with pixel art creations and indie web exploration. Highlights include a detailed look at Tunisian crochet techniques, a scrappy throw blanket work-in-progress, and a digital garden of curated links for fellow crafters.
https://sewing.org/index.html
Sewing.org is a comprehensive hub run by the Sewing & Craft Alliance offering free sewing patterns, project tutorials, and educational articles covering everything from bridal sewing to kids' crafts and charitable projects. The site features a wide range of categories including quilting, home decor, fashion sewing, and holiday projects, plus a community sewing room showcase and a blog.
https://janefosterdesign.com/sewing_links.htm
Jane Foster's sewing resource page compiles curated links to fabric shops, pattern companies, notions suppliers, and sewing organizations useful for students of her Walnut Creek, CA sewing workshops. The directory spans local San Francisco East Bay fabric retailers, wearable art communities, and national guilds, making it a handy reference for garment construction and couture enthusiasts.
https://stitchpoint.com/eng/tool/alph/cross-stitch-writer.php
Stitchpoint offers a free Cross Stitch Writer tool that lets crafters generate charted alphabet patterns from their own text, choosing from a variety of fonts and styles. The site also includes example samplers, a finishing stitch calculator, and beginner stitching courses, making it a well-rounded resource for cross stitch enthusiasts of all skill levels.
https://innerchile.neocities.org/
Created by a self-described mom, baker, florist, and coder, this Neocities site is a nostalgic reclamation of childhood joy featuring a virtual dollhouse with customized dolls, a garden, pet pages, and random musings. The site leans heavily into the old-web aesthetic with animated GIFs, a music player, and lovingly crafted doll characters complete with backstories and lore.
https://annemarieshaakblog.blogspot.com/
Annemarie's Haakblog is a Dutch-language crochet blog by Annemarie, featuring original patterns, tutorials, and project posts covering everything from amigurumi animals to seasonal decorations. The site includes a published book called 'Crochet in the City' and offers both free and paid patterns, making it a rich resource for crochet enthusiasts.
https://2earth.github.io/website
Tom Ruddell is a Glasgow-based engineer who writes about product design, sustainability, and design history, with a focus on circular economy principles and remanufacturing. His work includes re-engineering commercial light fittings for remanufacture and co-drafting BS 8887-221:2025, making this a thoughtful insider perspective on sustainable design practice.
http://carrolsx-stitch.com/
Carrol Nielsen's site showcases her original Australian cross stitch designs, including Christmas ornaments, baby birth samplers, and wildlife-themed patterns featuring wombats, kangaroos, and other Aussie animals. Charts are available as PDF downloads by email, with dozens of numbered designs listed with stitch counts and finished sizes, making it a charming small-scale design shop for needlework enthusiasts.
http://tudorlinks.com/treasury/index.html
The Ladies Treasury is an online magazine dedicated to Victorian and Edwardian costume, fashion, and needlework, offering free printable patterns copied directly from original period ladies magazines and books. Visitors can browse articles on historical sewing, antique needlework projects, accessories, dolls' clothes, and period construction techniques spanning from the Regency era through the Edwardian belle epoque.