Crafts & DIY
340 sites
https://justbecaws.neocities.org/
Just Becaws is Corv's long-running personal Neocities site, packed with collections, shrines, a communal drawbox, an aquarium, jokes, recipes, and game logs accumulated since 2017. The site has a charming retro web aesthetic with interactive features like button and stamp exchanges, a Discord community, and dedicated shrines for games like Undertale and The Legendary Starfy.
https://quiltingbyjeannie.blogspot.com/
Jeannie is a professional long-arm quilter, pattern designer, and grandmother who documents her quilting projects, expo visits, and original patterns available on Craftsy. Visitors will find hundreds of quilt photos, detailed stitching close-ups, and a deep archive of posts spanning years of creative work.
http://aknittingbear.blogspot.com/
An Italian-language knitting blog by a crafter known as 'the knitting bear,' sharing original patterns, tutorials, and stories from knitting workshops and group meetups. The site features Ravelry pattern links, knitting equipment guides, and warm personal narratives about the joy of handcrafted textile work.
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://www.craftdesigns4you.com/links.htm
Craft Designs for You, run by Cherie Marie Leck, is a comprehensive crafting resource and shop offering patterns, supplies, and free tutorials for beading, crochet, cross stitch, knitting, and plastic canvas. The links page curates helpful craft project resources including charitable initiatives like Project Linus, mask-making guides, and connections to other crafting communities.
http://quiltrecipes.com/index.php
Munnich Design's Quilt Recipes is a commercial pattern library offering both computerized and hand-guided quilting patterns organized by category, date, and pattern number. Visitors can browse free and paid designs, download software, watch how-to videos, and purchase subscriptions for ongoing access to new quilting patterns.
https://tabf5.com/
TabF5 is a personal creative site featuring wood carvings, a device museum, photo updates, and an assortment of other projects. The numpad-style navigation and retro aesthetic make it a quirky and distinctive showcase of one person's hands-on hobbies and collections.
http://summeratgrandmashouse.blogspot.com/
Kris runs this cheerful quilting and sewing blog packed with tutorials, completed project showcases, and fabric stash inspiration. Visitors will find detailed how-tos on topics like wonky sashing, fusible applique, improv blocks, and sewing baby items like burp cloths and maternity skirts.
https://nyccrochetguild.org/
The New York City Crochet Guild is a community organization for crochet enthusiasts in the NYC area, featuring guild meetings, events, and a shop selling patterns. Volunteers keep the guild running, and the site offers a blog, FAQs, and information about authors contributing to the community.
https://chronodove.neocities.org/
Chronodove is Dove's cozy personal corner of the web, functioning as a commonplace book and life log with diary entries, dream logs, shrine pages, and a rich collection of hobby documentation including crochet projects, baking, cooking, and perfume. The site stands out for its consistent updating and breadth of handmade creative content, with crochet projects and baking featured most prominently across the update history.