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Videos

Horizontal Double Half Hitch Knot Macrame Video

In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to work the macramé Horizontal Double Half Hitch Knot. A Double Half Hitch or Clove Hitch

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Videos

Diagonal Double Half Hitch Knot Macrame video

This easy-to-follow tutorial shows you how to work the macramé Diagonal Double Half Hitch Knot. A Double Half Hitch

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Videos

Vertical Half Hitch Knot Macrame video

This easy-to-follow tutorial shows you how to work the macramé Vertical Half Hitch Knot. A Left-to-Right Vertical Half Hitch is worked with

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Videos

Diagonal Half Hitch Knot Macrame video

In this step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to work the macramé Diagonal Half Hitch Knot. The Diagonal Half Hitch is similar to the Horizontal Half Hitch

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Pattern Tutorials

DIY Latch Hook Pillow

Turning a latch hook finished work of art into a pillow is as simple as 1-2-3! Just latch it, sew it, stuff it!

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Pattern Tutorials

DIY: Jeans into Denim Jacket

As a designer and seamstress, I love making original looks that you can’t buy online. I prefer to redesign garments into..

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Beyond Basics

The basics of English Paper Piecing

Let me begin by saying that I love to sew! What kind of sewing? Well, I haven’t found a variety I haven’t liked yet, other than possibly mending.

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Tips and Tricks

Multi-Color Coordinate List

Need to find the perfect match? Check out suggested solid coordinates to multicolored yarns. These are colors that blend but are not necessarily exact matches.

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Pattern Tutorials

EZ Knitting with Jonah & Bernat Alize Blanket-EZ!

Let’s get stitching with Jonah! Jonah of Jonah’s Hands designed four EZ to make patterns that require no hooks or needles.

How To Crochet Planned Pooling Argyle Throw Or Blanket

How To Crochet Planned Pooling Argyle Throw Or Blanket

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Pattern Tutorials

The Poppy project: A collaborative community art display

Every November, the Niagara Falls Museum sets up a display for Remembrance Day, a day where we remember the armed forces who died in the line of duty during WWI.

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Pattern Tutorials

Social Distancing Banner

Social distancing is a new normal we are all adjusting to. Unfortunately, this simple idea to keep our distance brings with it a bit of an issue