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  • Craft Project: Knit the Sky Scarf

    Craft Project: Knit the Sky Scarf

    In unusual times, crafting can be powerful therapy. We’re invited to slow down, focus on the project at hand, and be fully present in the moment. Lea Redmond’s inventive Knit the Sky scarf is a fun and satisfying way to combine crafting with mindful nature … Read More

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    by Lea Redmond
  • Homemade Soap: Calendula Cleansing Bar

    Homemade Soap: Calendula Cleansing Bar

    Calendula is one of those herbs whose flowers seem to contain their own source of light. If you’ve ever grown it in your garden, you’ve likely experienced yourself the deep, warm glow emanating from calendula’s fiery yellow-orange blooms. So it comes as no real surprise … Read More

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    by Storey Digital Editors
  • The Gift of a Quilt Is an Act of Love

    The Gift of a Quilt Is an Act of Love

    There is something magical about being part of a practice that traces back through the centuries. The history of quilting is one of countless stories and untold hours with needle, thread, and cloth. From a utilitarian point of view, the fact that we still make … Read More

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    by Thomas Knauer
  • Weaving with Paper: Swedish Stars

    Weaving with Paper: Swedish Stars

    Paper opens a whole new world of weaving. These Swedish stars are made using a traditional Scandinavian paper weaving technique. You can choose to work with the most ubiquitous of papers — newspaper, brown craft paper, maps, sheet music, or even pages from used books. Read More

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    by Gwen W. Steege
  • Tapestry Weaving: Using a Cartoon

    Tapestry Weaving: Using a Cartoon

    The world of tapestry weaving offers remarkable possibilities. It requires certain skills, but this shouldn’t keep you from dipping your toes into that water. Many of those skills aren’t difficult to learn. More important, those remarkable possibilities are very intriguing! There are two basic facts … Read More

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    by Gwen W. Steege
  • Finishing Stitches: A Crafter’s Resolution

    Finishing Stitches: A Crafter’s Resolution

    I’ve never been one to make resolutions. In fact, I’m not a planner at all. My natural inclination is to “plant ideas” and wait for them to flower at some later time (which they seem to do almost unconsciously, often surprising me). It was probably … Read More

    Inside Storey

    by Deborah L. Balmuth
  • Seven Steps to Shawl Design Success

    Seven Steps to Shawl Design Success

    Shawls and stoles are the most versatile and eye-catching accessories you can knit. From a light and lacy splash of color to accent an outfit to a full worsted-weight cover-up to provide warmth and insulation from the elements, shawls are your go-to companions. So imagine … Read More

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    by Melissa Leapman
  • Sewing Together: Collaborative Quilting with Kids

    Sewing Together: Collaborative Quilting with Kids

    Every year, Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School — the school where I teach — holds an auction to raise funds for scholarships and teacher needs. Each class is enlisted to produce a project that is kid-made, but also of auction-worthy quality. Quilt making is the perfect … Read More

    For Kids

    by Amie Petronis Plumley
  • Project: Mandala Embroidery Sampler

    Project: Mandala Embroidery Sampler

    To be an editor of craft books requires (at least) two traits: attention to detail and a love of crafts. I recently came across a photo of my 12-year-old self that suggests I’ve been on this path for some time. My mom taught me to … Read More

    For Kids

    by Storey Digital Editors
  • Building a Path to Pain-Free Crochet Design

    Building a Path to Pain-Free Crochet Design

    I learned to crochet when I was seven, but the craft didn’t really capture my interest until years later. When I decided I was ready to try my hand at designing crochet patterns, it was an arduous process with lots of trial and error (so … Read More

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    by Sara Delaney
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