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How To Make A Tie Tutorial By Alma Stoller

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Do you love wearing ties? How you always wanted top make one of your own? Well, Alma Stoller has a wonderful tutorial on her Alma Stoller blog showing you how. Enjoy.

How To Make A Tie

Here's what Alma had to say about her tutorial: I heart ties, but I have yet to find a cool one that actually fits. Men's ties are either too wide, too long or too 'ugh'. Boy's ties are too short and the fabric is always too 'blah'. It is never small enough, long enough, pretty or flattering enough. Traditional tie making is a total drag. You have to cut one length on the bias and the other length on the grain of the fabric. Then you have to cut interfacing and the lining. By the time I was done cutting, I couldn't tell what was what. So, here is a colorful and easy alternative. I know I am not the only one out there dying to get her tie fix on. So for all you tie-loving gals out there. This one is for you. Make it and Rock it. Any color, any size, any design you want.

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Copyright © 2003-2012 - All Rights Reserved - Alma Stoller of Alma Stoller blog. Alma is an artist, designer, and blogger.

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Tutorial - Dyeing Silk Ribbons with RIT Dye By Pamela Kellogg of Kitty and Me Designs

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Crazy quilting and creative embroidery uses a LOT of silk ribbons. Some of the prettiest creations are done with silk ribbons that have been dyed various shades or colors. If you've ever wanted to learn how to dye your own silk ribbons Pamela Kellogg has a tutorial on her Kitty & Me Designs blog showing you how it's done. Now that I know how to do it I'll soon be dying my own. How about you?

Tutorial - Dyeing Silk Ribbons with RIT Dye
Sources For Silk Ribbon

Copyright © 2011 - All Rights Reserved - Written by Pamela Kellogg of Kitty & Me Designs.

Here's what Pamela had to say about her tutorial: I've had several requests for a tutorial on how I dye my Silk Ribbons for my Crazyquilting. It's much easier than you might think! Get ready to make a mess and have a lot of fun! It's like dyeing Easter Eggs!

Please respect Pamela's TERMS OF USE: I like to share Craft and Embroidery Tutorials on how I do a variety of projects and techniques and helpful hints. I add to this list regularly. Please feel free to download the directions and if you try them, please let me know if you enjoyed the project!

Pamela's Bio:Designer, Textile Artist and Instructor. Although I love all forms of needlework and embroidery, my true passion is Crazy Quilting. I enjoy a quiet life in our little cottage by a lake in Northern Illinois. I frequent flea markets and antique shops looking for do-dads that I can sew on to my stitching projects. I offer some of my handmade items, along with my mom's and my sister's, in my Etsy shop. I enjoy baking and share many of my recipes here. And did I mention glitter?

Copyright © 2005 - 2012 - All Rights Reserved - Pamela Kellogg of Kitty & Me Designs .

Please visit her Kitty & Me Designs blog at http://kittyandmedesigns.blogspot.com/ and her Kitty & Me Designs Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/kittyandme.

Dyeing Workshop By Frieda Anderson of Walks In The Woods - Art Quilts

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I just LOVE to look at beautiful art quilts and so admire the fiber and quilt artists that dye their own fabrics to achieve spectacular color variations in their art quilts. Sometimes the art quilts just take my breath away. Such is the case with all the beautiful art quilts made by Freida Anderson and we are all so lucky because Freida has graciously shared her dyeing experience with all of us on her Walks In The Woods blog. I hope you enjoy Freida's Dyeing Workshop as much as I do.

Dyeing Workshop

Copyright © 2012 - All Rights Reserved - Freida Anderson of Freida Anderson - Quilt Artist Teacher.

Here's what Freida had to say about her tutorial: I hope you have enjoyed this mini lesson in dyeing fabric and are enthused to try it your self. I think you will find it very addictive. If you don’t already own my book it is a great resource and you should add it to your library. :)

Freida's Bio: Frieda is a fiber artist whose original quilts are inspired by the colors from nature and the everyday scenery that surrounds her living in the mid-west. Working with her own hand dyed cotton and silk fabrics is fun and challenging, the dyeing process is always a surprise. Frieda has been making quilts for over 40 years. Freida is an award winning, widely published and recognized quilt artist and teacher whose work is exhibited throughout the world. For more information on Frieda and her biography please CLICK HERE.

Copyright © 2012 - All Rights Reserved - Freida Anderson of Freida Anderson - Quilt Artist Teacher.

Please visit her Freida Anderson website at http://www.friestyle.com and her Walks In The Woods blog at http://www.friestyle.blogspot.com/

Doily Print Fabric Made With Photosensitive Dye Free Tutorial by Jessica Jones

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Looking for a great way to reupholster some chairs? If you are check out Jessica Jones Doily-Print Fabric Made With Photosensitive Dye tutorial. Enjoy!

Doily-print fabric made with photosensitive dye

Here's what Jessica said about her tutorial: It's spring in Chicago, which means wet things no longer freeze outside and the sun actually shines. So I tried another project with Inkodye, the photosensitive dye tested in a few projects last year. I'd received samples from the manufacturer to play with, and I've been curious about using paper doilies as stencils.

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Copyright © 2012 - All Rights Reserved - Jessica Jones of Jessica Jones. Jessica is a professional graphic and textile designer.

Please visit her Jessica Jones website @ http://www.jessicajonesdesign.com/ and her How About Orange blog @ http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/.

Dying With Kool-Aid Free Tutorial by Lisa Bunting Thoms of Q.D. Patooties

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Ever wonder how to dye your teddy bears? If you have then you'll be happy to know that Lisa Bunting Thoms of Q.D. Patooties has a wonderful tutorial telling you how.

Dying With Kool-AidCopyright © 2007 - All Rights Reserved - Lisa Bunting Thoms of Q.D. Patooties

Here's what Lisa had to say about Dying With Kool-Aid: Can't you just see that huge pitcher of frosty cold sugary goodness come crashing through a wall in my house? Of course my kids would be thrilled to bits since I make them drink healthy stuff like milk. Awwwwww Mom! Anyway, this isn't about my kids or a huge multi-million dollar ad campaign. This is about using Kool-Aid to color mohair and just about anything else that gets in the way. I had a scare earlier this year when I kept going to supermarkets and seeing the Kool-Aid being marked down and put in the clearance aisle. There was a new Kool-Aid on the shelf which had all the flavor but none of the color! I gasped in horror as besides RIT dye, Kool-Aid has been a staple in my teddy tool box for years as it produces some wonderful colors that will NOT wash out. Seriously. It would take all the Clorox in the world and perhaps some other super high tech industrial strength stain removers to get this stuff out! I've had a bear that I tie-dyed in Kool-Aid and had sitting in the sun when I lived in Charleston that did NOT fade. Yikes! Extremely powerful and can only make you wonder what it does to your internals. Luckily, I don't drink it, I just use it to dye mohair and fabric.

For my dye recipe, I do my dying on the stove top in a huge pot. I use 1 packet per quart of water plus I add 1/4 cup of vinegar. So if you were using a gallon of water you'd add 4 packets of Kool-Aid plus one cup of vinegar. I heat that up on the stove top and let it cool down. Once it's cooled down so it's not boiling hot (because if you put your mohair in when it's boiling hot it will frizz your mohair - at least that's what I've learned over the years) you can put some wet mohair into your pot and stir it around. If you're using your hands, wear gloves or they will be stained too! I leave it in for about an hour and then rinse it out thoroughly until your water runs clear, brush the mohair in the direction you want and hang it to dry outside. To tie-dye a piece of fabric, I wet a piece of white fabric and then starting at a corner I twist it like you are going to snap a towel at someone (c'mon, now who hasn't done that at the pool when you were a kid?). I use rubber bands intermittently along my twist to create white creases. I usually have three different dye baths on the stove including one red, one blue and one yellow. Then, I dip the fabric in each bath starting at the end, sometimes overlapping colors and sometimes just having a single color until I get to the end. I put the wet twisted fabric into a plastic container and take it to the sink where I rinse it until the water comes clear, cut off the rubber bands and unwind it to reveal the pattern I've created. Then just brush it and hang it outside to dry.

Riley, the bear pictured in the photo above, was done a couple of years ago using the 2 packs of Black Cherry and 2 packs of Fruit Punch. The red fabric was vibrant! If you want a softer effect, use less Kool-Aid.

P.S. If you can't find Kool-Aid in your area and you're thinking of using Jello instead, think again. Jello has sugar and I think that the sugar residue will remain in your fabric making it a target for bugs. Just my opinion though...

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Lisa's Bio: Lisa is a professional teddy bear artist selling heirloom quality collectible bears to Adults and has been making bears professionally since November 1997. Her creations have been nominated for several Awards including the TITA, Teddy Bear Scene Reader's Choice Awards and the Ace Awards. They've also been included on a regular basis in many of the major doll and crafts magazines.

Copyright © 2007-2012 - All Rights Reserved - Lisa Bunting Thoms of Q.D. Patooties at http://qdpatooties.blogspot.com.

Please visit Lisa's Q.D. Patooties Spoonflower Fabric Shop and her Q.D. Patooties Etsy Shop.

Surface Design Techniques For Fabric - How To Sun Print On Fabric, How To Print Digital Images On Fabric, Metallic Paint Effect On Fabric, and How To Remove Excess Dye From Fabric Free Tutorials By Vicki Welsh of Field Trips In Fiber

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It's always great to learn from a pro. At least I think so. Well, if you want to learn a few tricks and techniques for surface design and dyeing then you'll be happy to know that Vicki Welsh of Field Trips In Fiber has a couple wonderful tutorials on her blog explaining various techniques she employs for surface design. I hope you enjoy Vicki's surface design techniques tutorials.

How to Sun Print on Fabric

Here's what Vicki had to say about her sun printing on fabric technique: I really enjoy sun printing and have written lots of posts about some of my sun printing results. I also wrote a PDF tutorial.

How to Print Digital Images on Fabric

Here's what Vicki had to say about her printing digital images on fabric technique: My favorite way to transfer images to fabric is to print them with my ink jet printer. I find this to me the most reliable technique and, because there are fewer mishaps, it's also the most economical. This PDF shows how I do it and also provides a comparison of pre-treated fabric sheet products.

Metallic Paint Effect on Fabric

Here's what Vicki had to say about her metallic paint effect on fabric technique: I love adding a little bit of sparkle to my projects and there's no better way than painting your own fabrics. The metallic paints not only add sparkle, they add a lot of depth of color and texture. This PDF will show you the process I use to get metallic effects on fabric.

How I remove excess dye from fabric (commercial and hand dyed)

Here's what Vicki had to say about her removing excess dye technique: One of the biggest complaints about hand dyed fabric is that it's not color fast. Many people are wary of using it because they are afraid that the colors will run and ruin their entire quilt. Honestly, it's a reputation that the hand dyed fabric industry has earned.

Please respect Vicki's Terms of Use: Tutorial, text & images are the property of Vicki Welsh. Please do not copy or distribute in any form for any reason without my permission!

Vicki's Bio - I am 51, married 23 years and no kids (by choice). I live near Richmond, VA and am obsessed with anything to do with fabric and thread! I sew quilts, dye fabric, longarm quilting and just make lots of things. I started this blog as a way to chronicle my sewing goals and adventures and retired recently to become a full time fabric dyer.

Copyright © 2006-2011 - All Rights Reserved - Written By Vicki Welsh of Field Trips In Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art. Vicki is a fiber artist and fiber dyer. Please visit her "Vicki Welsh - Hand Dyed Fabrics" Etsy Shop.

Two-Color Gradations With Fiber Reactive Dye Free Tutorial By Terri Stegmiller of StegArt

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Do you like trying different methods for dyeing fabrics to achieve different results. If you do then you'll be happy to know that Terri Stegmiller has a wonderful tutorial on her Terri Stegmiller website showing you how to create two-color gradations with fiber reactive dye. I hope you enjoy Terri's tutorial.

Two-Color Gradations With Fiber Reactive Dye

Here's what Terri had to say about her two-color gradations with fiber reactive dye tutorial: There’s nothing more exciting to a fiber artist than fabulous hand dyed colors. Just looking at a color range of hand dyed fabrics can give me goose bumps.

In this tutorial I am going to show you how I create my two-color hand dyed fabric gradations. You’ll need to have a basic knowledge of fabric dyeing in order to do this successfully. If you don’t, there are a lot of good books on the subject and you’ll find some listed in the further reading box at the end of this document.

Please respect Terri's Terms of Use: Tutorial, text & images are the property of Terri Stegmiller. Do not copy or distribute in any form for any reason without my permission!

Terri's Bio - After a lifetime of experimenting with all types of crafts, Terri began exploring quilting in the early 1990’s. She discovered pretty quickly that traditional and bed-sized quilts were not quite her style and began experimenting with mixed media and creating her own designs. Known for her innovative combination's of color and pattern she is inspired by nature, cats and the female face and enjoys creating artwork that incorporate these elements. When she is not creating art, Terri also enjoys web site design and graphic design work. Terri is the author of Creative Paper Quilts, co-author of Creative Ways with Fiber and Stitch, sells her art through her website at www.terristegmiller.com/.

Copyright © 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Written By Terri Stegmiller of Terri Stegmiller .

Please visit Terri's Terri Stegmiller website, her StegArt Etsy Shoppe, and her Terri Stegmiller blog.

Getting Started With Soy Wax Batik Free Tutorial By Sue Bleiweiss

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If you've ever wondered about creating beautiful batik fabric designs using wax then you'll be happy to know that Sue Bleiweiss of Sue Bleiweiss website has another wonderful tutorial showing you how to batik fabric on her Sue Bleiweiss blog. I hope you enjoy Sue's tutorial.

Getting Started With Soy Wax Batik

Here's what Sue had to say about her getting started with soy wax batik tutorial:

I’ve always been intrigued with batik but was reluctant to try it because of the trouble of being able to get the wax out of the fabric using dry cleaning. Then I read about using soy wax as an alternative to traditional batik wax (a mixture of paraffin and beeswax) and decided to try it. I have been pleasantly surprised with the results that I’ve gotten working with soy wax so I thought I’d put together a project sheet to help others who want to try working with it but aren’t sure where to start.

Please respect Sue's Terms of Use: For personal use only. Please feel free to make as many as you like for gifts, swaps and donations, however; at this time I cannot provide licensing for readers to sell items made from the patterns provided on my website. Tutorial, text & images are the property of Sue Bleiweiss. Do not copy or distribute in any form for any reason without my permission!

Copyright © 2011 - All Rights Reserved - Written By Sue Bleiweiss of SueBleiweiss.com.

Sue is a Mixed Media Fiber Artist and Instructor. She teaches classes online in mixed media, surface design, fiber arts.

Foiled Silk Cards Free Tutorial By Sue Bleiweiss

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If you've ever wanted to make beautiful note cards using silk and foil then you'll be happy to know that Sue Bleiweiss of Sue Bleiweiss website has another wonderful tutorial showing you how to make foiled silk cards on her Sue Bleiweiss blog. I hope you enjoy Sue's tutorial.

Foiled Silk Card

Here's what Sue had to say about her foiled silk card tutorial:

These foiled silk cards are so easy to make and are sure to make the recipient feel special when they pull the card out of the envelope. If you don’t have any silk on hand use cotton, linen, or whatever fabric scraps you have.

Please respect Sue's Terms of Use: For personal use only. Please feel free to make as many as you like for gifts, swaps and donations, however; at this time I cannot provide licensing for readers to sell items made from the patterns provided on my website. Tutorial, text & images are the property of Sue Bleiweiss. Do not copy or distribute in any form for any reason without my permission!

Copyright © 2011 - All Rights Reserved - Written By Sue Bleiweiss of SueBleiweiss.com.

Sue is a Mixed Media Fiber Artist and Instructor. She teaches classes online in mixed media, surface design, fiber arts. Please visit her Sue Bleiweiss Etsy Shop.

One Bucket Fabric Dyeing Free Tutorial By Terri Stegmiller of StegArt

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If you love dyeing fabric you'll be happy to know that Terri Stegmiller has a wonderful tutorial on her Terri Stegmiller website showing you how to dye different colors using a one bucket method. Enjoy!

One Bucket Fabric Dyeing

Here's what Terri had to say about her one bucket fabric dyeing tutorial: It’s hard to believe that I dyed all of these fabrics all at the same time, in one bucket. I didn’t believe this would work either until I tried it.

Please respect Terri's Terms of Use: Tutorial, text & images are the property of Terri Stegmiller. Do not copy or distribute in any form for any reason without my permission!

Terri's Bio - After a lifetime of experimenting with all types of crafts, Terri began exploring quilting in the early 1990’s. She discovered pretty quickly that traditional and bed-sized quilts were not quite her style and began experimenting with mixed media and creating her own designs. Known for her innovative combination's of color and pattern she is inspired by nature, cats and the female face and enjoys creating artwork that incorporate these elements. When she is not creating art, Terri also enjoys web site design and graphic design work. Terri is the author of Creative Paper Quilts, co-author of Creative Ways with Fiber and Stitch, sells her art through her website at www.terristegmiller.com/.

Copyright © 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Written By Terri Stegmiller of Terri Stegmiller .

Please visit Terri's Terri Stegmiller website, her StegArt Etsy Shoppe, and her Terri Stegmiller blog.

Fabric Painting & Dyeing Free Tutorial By Sue Bleiweiss

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If you've always wondered what techniques are used to paint and dye fabric then you'll be happy to know that Sue Bleiweiss of Sue Bleiweiss website has another wonderful tutorial showing you how it's done on her Sue Bleiweiss blog. I hope you enjoy Sue's tutorial.

Fabric Painting & Dyeing

Here's what Sue had to say about her fabric painting & dyeing tutorial:

This technique of the month project sheet is all about fabric dyeing and painting. First I’m going to show you some of my favorite ways to paint fabric and then I’ll walk you through my easy, no fuss way to dye fabric using procion dyes

Please respect Sue's Terms of Use: For personal use only. Please feel free to make as many as you like for gifts, swaps and donations, however; at this time I cannot provide licensing for readers to sell items made from the patterns provided on my website. Tutorial, text & images are the property of Sue Bleiweiss. Do not copy or distribute in any form for any reason without my permission!

Copyright © 2011 - All Rights Reserved - Written By Sue Bleiweiss of SueBleiweiss.com.

Sue is a Mixed Media Fiber Artist and Instructor. She teaches classes online in mixed media, surface design, fiber arts. Please visit her Sue Bleiweiss Etsy Shop.

Crayons On Fabric Free Tutorial By Sue Bleiweiss

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If you've always wanted to try coloring fabric with watercolor crayons and paint sticks then you'll be happy to know that Sue Bleiweiss of Sue Bleiweiss website has another wonderful tutorial showing you how to use watercolor crayons and Shiva oil paint sticks to color fabric on her Sue Bleiweiss blog. I hope you enjoy Sue's tutorial.

Crayons On Fabric

Here's what Sue had to say about her crayons on fabric tutorial:

This project sheet is all about working with water-soluble crayons and Shiva Oil paint sticks. Both of these are fun and easy ways to add color to cloth and can be used in a lot of different ways.

Please respect Sue's Terms of Use: For personal use only. Please feel free to make as many as you like for gifts, swaps and donations, however; at this time I cannot provide licensing for readers to sell items made from the patterns provided on my website. Tutorial, text & images are the property of Sue Bleiweiss. Do not copy or distribute in any form for any reason without my permission!

Copyright © 2011 - All Rights Reserved - Written By Sue Bleiweiss of SueBleiweiss.com.

Sue is a Mixed Media Fiber Artist and Instructor. She teaches classes online in mixed media, surface design, fiber arts. Please visit her Sue Bleiweiss Etsy Shop.

Painted Lace Surfaces Free Tutorial By Sue Bleiweiss

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I just love lace. Don't you? If you do then you'll be happy to know that Sue Bleiweiss of Sue Bleiweiss website has another wonderful tutorial showing you how to create painted lace surfaces on her Sue Bleiweiss blog. I hope you enjoy Sue's tutorial.

Painted Lace Surfaces
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Here's what Sue had to say about her painted lace surfaces tutorial:

It’s easy to create rich beautiful surfaces using Venice Lace. Also known as guipure lace, this type of lace is created without a mesh net-work ground. Instead the sections of the design are connected by bridges or bars which holds the design together. Available in cotton or rayon, each are easy to color using paint, inks and even dye and I’m going to show you several different ways to create interesting surfaces with it.

Please respect Sue's Terms of Use: For personal use only. Please feel free to make as many as you like for gifts, swaps and donations, however; at this time I cannot provide licensing for readers to sell items made from the patterns provided on my website. Tutorial, text & images are the property of Sue Bleiweiss. Do not copy or distribute in any form for any reason without my permission!

Copyright © 2011 - All Rights Reserved - Written By Sue Bleiweiss of SueBleiweiss.com.

Sue is a Mixed Media Fiber Artist and Instructor. She teaches classes online in mixed media, surface design, fiber arts. Please visit her Sue Bleiweiss Etsy Shop.

Cutting Circles, The First Stitch, Threads To Dye For, How-To Stitch A Penny Rug 3-Stack, and The Makings Of A Penny Rug Free Tutorials by Colleen MacKinnon of Rag-A-Muffin Collectibles

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Several years ago during a shopping trip to Sturbridge with my Mom I fell in love with wool felt and penny rugs and even wrote a post about it on my Linda's Blog entitled I Just Love This "Pumpkin Patch" Penny Rug.

Well, since then I have been searching all over the internet for penny rug kits, patterns and tutorials. During my search I found not only an amazing website and blog, but an expert on penny rugs. She is Colleen MacKinnon of Rag-a-Muffin Collectibles and she is a penny rug expert who has some of the most wonderful tutorials and patterns on her Penny Rugs and More blog. Her blog is all about her traditional penny rugs and contains wonderful posts about her penny rugs and wool felt creations as well as several free tutorials on making penny rugs.

Since I always like to learn from the best and hope you do too I thought I would share some of her wonderful tutorials. But, before you can create penny rugs you need to learn a few basics and Colleen has some wonderful tutorials to teach you the basics.

Here they are:

Cutting Circles

Here's what Colleen had to say about her tutorial: They're back! I've made some more cutting templates! Check out my etsy shop or, my Paypal Widget Storefront on the side bar of this blog. Here I will teach you how to cut wool pennies for your next penny rug project. Remember, you can use any circular object for a template. i.e., pennies or coins (that's why they are called penny rugs), buttons, bottle caps...anything round and of the desired size.

The First Stitch

Here's what Colleen had to say about her tutorial: Here's how I do that first stitch. This is a two stack. I'm attaching the backing penny. I always wrap the needle just once. The wrap allows that first stitch to stand at attention. No slanty beginnings here.

Threads to Dye For

Here's what Colleen had to say about her tutorial: Threads. What thread to use? What thread is the best? Does it matter? What is the look I want? What colour would be best? All good questions.

How to Stitch a Penny Rug; The "3 stack" with a "personal backing"

Here's what Colleen had to say about her tutorial: Order a pre-cut kit, including thread and needles, and make a penny rug; Penny Rug Kits or order my Epattern from my Etsy shop and learn how to put your stacks together.

The Makings of a Penny Rug

Here's what Colleen had to say about her tutorial: First things first,

Gather your wool, cut your scraps into circles. Check my tutorial about how to cut circles for a penny rug. For this rug, 3", 2" and 1" circles. No rules! Make them 3.25 and 2.75 and .75 if you want! What do you have in the wool stash?

Please respect Colleen's TERMS OF USE: **All my patterns and tutorials are copyright protected**. Please respect my designs and images, make no copies from my blog or my website without my permission. My tutorials and patterns are not be sold or produced without my permission. Please don’t email or transmit them in any way. You may pass on and save my links. If you make something from my intellectual product and show it on a blog or website, please link back to my posts as your source. Thanks so much. Colleen MacKinnon

Colleen's bio - Having been active in craft shows, events and sales through local craft stores during the 1980’s and 1990’s, organizing and running my own show for several years during the “turn of the century”; I now like to share what I’ve learned. Lately that’s been penny rugs.

I enjoy working with and collecting wool, new, used and vintage. Penny rugs are a great way to recycle and reuse any fabric. I have searched and researched penny rugs for many years and started a blog in 2007. Blogging is my way of sharing what I learn, getting it down in print so that I can pass it on and networking with others.

I have some great tutorials and patterns.

Please enjoy them, learn from them.

Remember, today’s handmade treasures are tomorrow’s treasured keepsakes.

Copyright © 2007-2010 - All Rights Reserved - Colleen Mackinnon of Rag-a-Muffin Collectibles.

Please visit her Rag-a-Muffin Collectibles website @ http://sites.google.com/site/ragamuffincollectibles/, her Ragamuffin2006 Etsy Shoppe @ http://www.etsy.com/shop/ragamuffin2006, and her Penny Rugs and More blog at http://www.pennyrugsandmore.blogspot.com/.

Reverse Freezer Paper Stenciling by Ashley Hacksaw of Lil Blue Boo

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You probably already know how to do freezer paper stenciling. Well, have you ever wondered how to do reverse freezer paper stenciling? If you have then you'll be pleased to know that Ashley Hacksaw of Lil Blue Boo as a wonderful tutorial on her Lil Blue Boo blog showing you how. Enjoy!

Reverse Freezer Paper Stenciling

Here's what Ashley had to say about her tutorial: I'm finishing up the new fall patterns and my t-shirt and knit fabric stash was running critically low....so I resorted to "reverse" freezer paper stenciling this weekend to spruce up some boring ones.

Please respect Ashley's TERMS OF USE: My tutorials and patterns are for personal use only. Commercial use of any kind is prohibited without the written authorization of Ashley Hacksaw.

Copyright © 2009-2010 - All Rights Reserved - Ashley Hacksaw of Lil Blue Boo. Ashley is a children's clothing designer, pattern designer, portrait & murals artist, and crafter.

Please visit her Lil Blue Boo blog @ http://www.lilblueboo.blogspot.com/, her Clothing By Lil Blue Boo Etsy Shoppe at http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilblueboo, and her Lil Blue Boo Big Cartel shop at http://www.lilblueboo.bigcartel.com/.

Tie Dyeing a Peace Sign Free Tutorial by Ashley Hacksaw of Lil Blue Boo

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I know that I've mentioned many times that I grew up as a baby boomer - "hippie" movement and all. Well, I had a very pleasant surprise the other day that brought me back to the 60's and 70's. It was a tutorial showing you how to tye dye a peace sign on a tee shirt and it was on Ashley Hacksaw's Lil Blue Boo blog. I was instantly transported back to my own "flower child" tye dyeing and "peace sign" days. Thanks for the walk down memory lane, Ashley.

If you'd like to know how to tie dye your own "peace sign" Ashley's Tie Dyeing a Peace Sign (A Tutorial) will certainly show you how. Peace!

Tie Dyeing a Peace Sign (A Tutorial)

Here's what Ashley had to say about her tutorial: Since peace signs are back I wanted to come up with an easy way to tie dye one. I like how the result was a starburst effect.

Please respect Ashley's TERMS OF USE: My tutorials and patterns are for personal use only. Commercial use of any kind is prohibited without the written authorization of Ashley Hacksaw.

Copyright © 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Ashley Hacksaw of Lil Blue Boo. Ashley is a children's clothing designer, pattern designer, portrait & murals artist, and crafter.

Please visit her Lil Blue Boo blog @ http://www.lilblueboo.blogspot.com/, her Clothing By Lil Blue Boo Etsy Shoppe at http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilblueboo, and her Lil Blue Boo Big Cartel shop at http://www.lilblueboo.bigcartel.com/.

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