Crafts & DIY
340 sites
https://mercycrimm.neocities.org/
Mercy's freshly built personal site centers on her love of knitting, with plans for a portfolio of projects and links to her free patterns on Ravelry. Still in its early stages, the site is a charming work-in-progress from someone learning HTML while sharing her handcraft hobby.
https://maxcrunch.neocities.org/
The Monthly Crunch is a creatively designed personal site by maxcrunch, styled like a vintage newspaper where each 'ad' links to a different section including a journal, photolog, bookshelf, zine library, and projects. Published in monthly issues, it blends personal reflection, health awareness, and a rich mix of handcrafted creative output with a warm retro aesthetic.
https://scenemime.neocities.org/
Elluin's sprawling personal corner of the indie web features sections dedicated to fibre arts, journaling, an EGL wardrobe, media reviews, shrines, and a microblog, all tied together with a lively old-web aesthetic full of blinkies and stamps. The site's crafts room and EGL wardrobe pages give it a strong handmade and fashion focus that sets it apart from a typical personal homepage.
https://en.origami-club.com/animal/index.html
A collection of origami instructions focused on animal designs, offering step-by-step paper folding guides for kids and beginners. The site features visual diagrams and tutorials for creating a variety of animals through the traditional Japanese art of origami.
http://heatherrosejones.com/egyptianblackwork/index.html
Heather Rose Jones presents a detailed scholarly article on medieval Egyptian blackwork embroidery, examining a specific counted-thread stitch technique and its likely connection to later European blackwork traditions. The page features analysis of historical motifs, stitch methods, and photographic examples from actual artifacts, making it a valuable reference for textile historians and needlework enthusiasts alike.
http://www.niftyfiftyquilters.com/
The Nifty Fifty Quilters of America is a community of quilters who participate in 50-state quilt block swaps, having exchanged over 70,000 blocks across dozens of themed rounds including Civil War, Native American, and Sunbonnet Sue. The site showcases photos of swapped blocks organized by state, links to free craft patterns, and highlights the group's Breast Cancer Survivor and Memorial charity quilts.
https://piecemakerscountrystore.com/free-stuff/the-q-list
The Q-List is a massive curated directory of over 500 links to quilting, needlework, cloth doll, and crafts-related websites, maintained by Piecemakers Country Store. Organized alphabetically and by category, it serves as a comprehensive gateway for crafters seeking online shops, free patterns, embroidery resources, and more.
http://thequickunpick.blogspot.com/
The Quick Unpick is a crafting and lifestyle blog by an Australian mum who shares sewing tutorials, handmade creations, and family life moments. The site features a shop called SpaNGle, link parties, and a warm personal voice documenting parenting milestones alongside creative projects.
https://exuberantcolor.blogspot.com/
Wanda S Hanson of Exuberant Color shares her extensive quilting journey, showcasing projects made with Kaffe Fassett fabrics, hand-dyed materials, colorwash quilts, and original wonky designs going back to 2007. With hundreds of archived posts and a companion website and store, this is a rich resource for quilting enthusiasts who love bold color and creative fabric combinations.
https://scrappyladiesquilting.org/
The Scrappy Ladies Quilt Guild is a community organization serving quilters in Huerfano and Pueblo Counties, Colorado, founded in 1996 to celebrate and preserve the tradition of quilting. Members meet monthly, participate in an annual retreat, and donate handmade quilts to local charities including domestic violence advocates and veterans centers.