Crafts & DIY
340 sites
https://bootleg64.neocities.org/
Bootleg64 is the personal creative corner of neo/ambro, featuring a mix of crochet projects, music, media, shrines, mazes, and a growing library of handcrafted pages. The site has been evolving since 2016 and carries a warm, cozy old-web aesthetic with a guestbook, changelog, and a variety of personal projects in progress.
https://cawspi.org/page/2001358-home
The Capital Area Woodworkers Guild is a membership organization for woodworking enthusiasts, offering monthly meetings, shop tours, educational programs, and a community of fellow craftspeople. The site includes a calendar of events, photo gallery, classifieds, and recent presentations on topics like cabinet building basics.
http://quiltart.com/
QuiltArt.com is a dedicated resource for art quilting enthusiasts, focusing on quilts as a fine art medium rather than purely a traditional craft. Visitors can find information about the QuiltArt mailing list community, galleries of members' work, and resources connecting fiber artists passionate about pushing the boundaries of the quilt form.
http://oddknit.com/patterns/treesandleaves/conkers.html
ODDknit offers free knitting patterns for charming nature-inspired creations, including this popular conker pattern complete with husk variations and step-by-step round-by-round instructions. The site features a full gallery of botanical knitting designs including leaves, twigs, and acorns, making it a delightful resource for crafters who love miniature knitted objects.
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.
https://meadowie.neocities.org/
Meadowie's cozy neocities garden is Hailey's personal corner of the web, built around a pink and cutesy fantasy aesthetic with shrines dedicated to dolls, nature, science, movies, books, and more. The creator is a self-described mycologist and Taylor Swift fan who is learning HTML as she builds out her vision, making it a charming work-in-progress to follow.
https://conquilts.tripod.com/
Constantine Quilts is a home-based quilting business run from a farm on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, offering original patterns, fabric dyeing, quilting books, workshops, and a professional machine quilting service. The site features a quilt gallery, pattern packs, and a welcoming philosophy that encourages young mothers to learn the craft by bringing their preschoolers along to class.
https://purplekittyyarns.com/
Purple Kitty is a rich archive of free and vintage craft patterns spanning crochet, knitting, cross stitch, and more, with hundreds of restored leaflets from classic publishers like Spool Cotton Co., J. & P. Coats, and DMC Corporation. Visitors can browse dozens of pattern categories from doilies and afghans to doll clothes and filet crochet, plus access purchasable eBooks and digitized vintage pattern booklets.
http://www.artecy.com/
Artecy Cross Stitch, run by Tereena Clarke, offers thousands of downloadable cross stitch patterns organized into browsable galleries spanning categories like animals, Celtic, blackwork, Asian, and baby designs. The site features a monthly free pattern and a membership system, making it a well-stocked hub for counted cross stitch enthusiasts of all skill levels.
https://solitaryring.neocities.org/
Adamas, a 16-year-old chainmail artist, built this site to showcase their maille jewelry work and document an ambitious full-size scalemail shirt project. The site includes a gallery, a logbook, and a links section, with plans to expand into art, photography, and game shrines as the site grows.