Perfect the wire spiral for jewelry making

How to perfect the wire spiral for jewelry making

Wire spirals can be tricky and hard to maneuver into shape. It takes a delicate touch, which seems ironic because of the rugged pair of pliers used to twist and bend the spirals into shape.

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Apply leather dressing to a dry leather-bound book

How to apply leather dressing to a dry leather-bound book

Restore your book collection for future protection. Those leather-bound books tend to dry out as the years go on, and it's up to you to keep them nice and moist. See exactly how to care for your leather books ...

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Make a wallet out of real American cash

How to make a wallet out of real American cash

Whoa.... cool. You can actually order sheets of printed money online. Real money. This video demonstrates how to fold a wallet out of sheets of dollar bills, but the possibilities are truly endless. Order some ...

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Fold and fly the Boomerang paper airplane

How to fold and fly the Boomerang paper airplane

I've never seen anybody so serious about folding paper airplanes before seeing this video from the "Paper Airplane Guy". Not only does he seem to know everything about folding and flying paper ...

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Make a paper CD case with a flower design

How to make a paper CD case with a flower design

The only thing your CD mix is missing is a cool case. Forget the bulky plastic disc cases and make your mix stand out with a handmade origami paper case that looks like a flower. One of the many benefits of ...

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Do lattice work

Do lattice work

Lattice work is used as filling or for backgrounds. Worked on a plain ground (with only the fabric behind the lattice stitches) it can be ...more

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Do the Bokhara couching stitch

Do the Bokhara couching stitch

Bokhara couching is a filling technique used in surface embroidery. Unlike regular couching, Bokhara couching uses only one thread, which ...more

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Views 3,187

Do the colonial knot

Do the colonial knot

The colonial knot is used in hand embroidery in the same applications as the French knot. Here's a video tutorial to help you get the hang ...more

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Do the couching stitch

Do the couching stitch

Couching is another easy embroidery stitch in hand embroidery, and a great way to create decorative line stitches that scroll and twirl ...more

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Views 6,402

Do the cretan stitch

Do the cretan stitch

The cretan stitch is used in hand embroidery to create bands, to fill (any shape - leaves, for example), and it can be worked closed or open ...more

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Views 1,645

Do the daisy stitch

Do the daisy stitch

The detached chain stitch, also known as the "lazy daisy" or just "daisy" stitch, is a pretty popular embroidery stitch. It's perfect, of ...more

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Views 3,618

Do the feather stitch

Do the feather stitch

The feather stitch is an easy stitch for hand embroidery. It's worked vertically, from top to bottom in a kind of back-and-forth ...more

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Views 5,569

Do the fern stitch

Do the fern stitch

The fern stitch is a simple stitch that can be used in a number of hand embroidery applications: as a decorative border, as greenery in ...more

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Views 2,475

Do the fishbone stitch

Do the fishbone stitch

As you'll see in this video tutorial, the fishbone stitch is an easy embroidery stitch to use for filling in leaves (and other shapes, too ...more

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Views 3,327

Do the horizontal fly stitch

Do the horizontal fly stitch

The fly stitch is another basic embroidery stitch used for straight and curved lines, seam embellishments in crazy quilting, and general ...more

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Views 1,509

Do the ladder stitch

Do the ladder stitch

Ladder stitch in hand embroidery can be one of two stitches. There's the surface embroidery technique that creates a decorative band that ...more

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Views 4,816

Do the outline stitch

Do the outline stitch

Here's another video tutorial for a basic hand embroidery stitch - the outline stitch. It's another versatile, easy stitch!

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Views 3,342

Do the oyster stitch

Do the oyster stitch

The oyster stitch is an isolated stitch. It is a combination stitch using the twisted detached chain stitch which is "surrounded" by an ...more

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Views 2,824

Do the padded satin stitch

Do the padded satin stitch

Of all the hand embroidery stitches that exist, one of the most beautiful, when done well, is the satin stitch. It does take a little ...more

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Views 3,610

Do the Palestrina stitch

Do the Palestrina stitch

Here's another video tutorial for hand embroidery stitches - this one is for the Palestrina stitch. Palestrina stitch is used for outlining ...more

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Views 2,431

Do the raised chain stitch band

Do the raised chain stitch band

This is a composite stitch. There are two embroidery stitches here put together to make the raised chain: the simple straight stitch which ...more

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Views 2,424

Do the ribbed spider web stitch

Do the ribbed spider web stitch

The spider web stitch and the ribbed spider web stitch are both "woven" embroidery stitches, either used as isolated accents or used in ...more

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Views 3,495

Do the rope stitch

Do the rope stitch

The rope stitch is a nice hand embroidery stitch, perfect for a thick, corded look, and a member (believe it or not) of the chain stitch ...more

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Views 2,557

Do the Roumanian couching stitch

Do the Roumanian couching stitch

Here's another video tutorial for a hand embroidery stitch called Roumanian couching, which is used primarily as a filling stitch.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 1,536

Do the stem stitch

Do the stem stitch

The stem stitch is a versatile embroidery stitch. It can be used to outline or to fill an area. Learn how to do it yourself!

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Views 4,589

Do the wheat stitch

Do the wheat stitch

If you are a beginner at hand embroidery, one of the first stitches you will probably learn is the chain stitch. The chain stitch has many ...more

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Views 1,742

Do the woven picot stitch

Do the woven picot stitch

There are many dimensional embroidery stitches , but one of the most fun is the woven picot. You can do a lot with it! It's an easy ...more

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Views 2,632

Make a handbag out of a recycled book

Make a handbag out of a recycled book

Create a custom, colorful purse using a vintage book and coordinating fabric. Read the accompanying article at http://www.curbly ...more

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Sew a felt geisha flower embellishment

Sew a felt geisha flower embellishment

Cat Morley and her adorable Scottish accent show you how to make a decorative square geisha flower that can be made into a pin or sewn onto ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 21,283

Sew on bias tape all by machine

Sew on bias tape all by machine

Check out this how-to video from wonderhowto.com to learn how to sew on bias tape all by machine but without the swearing! This bias tape ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 14
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Use the Singer presser foot for sewing a blind hem

Use the Singer presser foot for sewing a blind hem

The Blind hem is used in fashion sewing. Learn how to use the Singer presser for sewing a blind hem properly with this sewing machine ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 4
Views 10,455

Create your own gorgeous no-pattern shift dress

Create your own gorgeous no-pattern shift dress

1: Chose a stretchy fabric & fold in half, so that the right side of the patterns are together. 2: Lay dress on top of fabric & trace the ...more

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Do the cable chain stitch

Do the cable chain stitch

There are many variations on the chain stitch used in hand embroidery. Here's one that produces a "realistic-looking" chain, with a small ...more

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Views 3,010

Do the chain stitch

Do the chain stitch

Another basic hand embroidery stitch, the chain stitch is used to outline and to fill spaces. It's a fun stitch to work, and always looks ...more

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Views 1,432

Do the double chain stitch

Do the double chain stitch

Here's a video tutorial for the double chain stitch used in hand embroidery. This is a quick, easy stitch which creates a wide decorative ...more

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Views 1,969

Do the French knot

Do the French knot

The French knot is used often in hand-embroidery, but a lot of people avoid it, because it intimidates them. Once you work one correctly ...more

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Views 4,362

Do the herringbone stitch

Do the herringbone stitch

This is a video tutorial for the herringbone stitch, another versatile and easy embroidery stitch for beginners, and used often by all ...more

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Views 1,976

Do the split stitch

Do the split stitch

The split stitch is another easy hand embroidery stitch, perfect for beginners and used often by advanced embroiderers. Here's a tutorial ...more

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Views 1,955

Do the vertical fly stitch

Do the vertical fly stitch

The fly stitch can be worked both horizontally and vertically. In this video tutorial, you'll see the fly stitch worked vertically.Besides ...more

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Embroider a rose bud out of bullion knots

Embroider a rose bud out of bullion knots

Here's a video tutorial for a rose bud made out of bullion knots. The bullion knot can be used to make beautiful roses and rose buds, and ...more

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Make a DIY holiday stocking

Make a DIY holiday stocking

The advantage of making your own DIY Christmas stockings is that you can make them to match your living room! Watch this ThreadBanger video ...more

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Make a rag doll

Make a rag doll

Rag doll making is a fun and creative project that incorporates basic sewing and other craft techniques. Learn how to create handmade rag ...more

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Sew a dart

Sew a dart

Kate Hemmings & Vicki Taylor from Sew magazine show you how to properly sew a "dart" (a.k.a. taking in fabric to make it fit the contours of ...more

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Sew a yoga mat carrier

Sew a yoga mat carrier

Watch as Sarah from Pink of Perfection demonstrates how to carry your yoga mat in style with this easy to make, budget friendly bag.

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Curated 2 years ago by The Wonder Team | Comments 0
Views 1,378

Sew an invisible zipper onto a garment with OTIS

Sew an invisible zipper onto a garment with OTIS

This video sewing tutorial gives a clear and complete demonstration of how to correctly sew an invisible zipper. Included are tips and ...more

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Views 8,076

Sew basket liners without a pattern

Sew basket liners without a pattern

Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly, the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert ...more

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Views 3,773

Apply applique's and iron-on transfers

Apply applique's and iron-on transfers

It's time to take control of your wardrobe. This week the Threadheads show you some quick and easy ways to apply applique's and iron on ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by etsy | Comments 0
Views 1,795

Apply glue to latex for creating latex fashions

Apply glue to latex for creating latex fashions

There are different techniques to apply the glue on the latex sheeting, none of them is right or wrong. All that matters is what works best ...more

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Create your own embroidery pattern from a photo

Create your own embroidery pattern from a photo

Dolin O'Shea and Make Magazine show us how to create an embroidery pattern from a photo.

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Do butttonhole wheels

Do butttonhole wheels

Once you know how to do the buttonhole stitch, it's just a matter of "working it" a bit to master variations of the stitch. In this video ...more

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Do detatched buttonhole filling

Do detatched buttonhole filling

In detached buttonhole filling, you don't pass through the fabric as you work the buttonhole filling. In attached, you do. Attached ...more

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Do the back stitch

Do the back stitch

Another simple hand-embroidery stitch, the backstitch is useful in many applications. It's commonly seen in counted-thread embroidery, like ...more

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Views 4,038

Do the buttonhole stitch

Do the buttonhole stitch

The buttonhole stitch is used in many types of hand embroidery - general surface embroidery, crazy quilting, whitework and cutwork ...more

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Views 3,955

Do the Chevron stitch

Do the Chevron stitch

The Chevron Stitch is used in hand embroidery to work decorative bands and seam embellishments. It's a great stitch for smocking, too ...more

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Views 2,739

Do the heavy chain stitch

Do the heavy chain stitch

The heavy chain stitch used in hand embroidery is a variation of the regular chain stitch, but it creates a wider, thicker chain stitch band ...more

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