crafts
Crafts Hacks for makers; a digital vision board with clever tips, ideas, techniques and materials for DIY creations.
For the Love of Tufting
The project that inspires my creativity and brings me happiness is tufting. As someone who spends most of her time either tufting or researching tufting, sometimes I forget most aren’t immersed in it like I am. In fact, I’m learning most people have never even heard of the craft at all. So just in case, let me give you a brief description. Tufting is a textile art that involves using a machine called a tufting gun to continuously push yarn through cloth that’s been stretched across a frame. It’s typically used to make wall hangings and rugs. Simply put the process is:
By Jillian Harrison5 years ago in Lifehack
More than a crafternoon
I have been a crafter since childhood, but it wasn’t until recently that I recognized the role that crafting plays in my happiness and well-being. Scissors -- from my first pair, blunt-pointed and dull for my tiny hands, to pointed and sharp, for today’s projects – continue to play an important role in my crafting and my life.
By Francis Bertram5 years ago in Lifehack
Gilded Floras
As a craft maker who reflects on the ways of producing artificial flowers for interior and fashion decoration nowadays, I question why the desire to bring nature into our life ended up with bringing more petrochemicals to our surroundings. The domination of plastics as the main materials for artificial plants has been an unwanted and ironic truth for a true nature pursuer. The project is carried out in hope of providing a more natural alternative for friends who need a touch of long-lasting and easy-to-care joyful plants.
By Yi Hsuan Sung5 years ago in Lifehack
People say crocheting is only for grandmas
When I was a little girl, I asked my Grandma Annie to crochet an afghan for me. I remember waiting for what seemed like forever for her to finish it. I used to spend every Saturday afternoon with her. I vividly remember asking and asking when she would be finished with my afghan. Finally, my grandma presented me with a beautiful chevron afghan in six different shades of green (my favorite color at the time), from light lime to dark forest. I was amazed that someone could make such a work of art. I loved crafts at the time but was limited to lanyards and sand art. Each winter, I would wrap myself in the afghan and burrow under the covers. As I drifted off to sleep I would imagine the afghan was my grandma, wrapping her arms around me.
By Pamela E Ropelewski5 years ago in Lifehack
Unwrapping: sustainable happiness art during a pandemic
We are Goldberg Aberline Studio (GAS), two Australian artists who want to “save the world” in our own small way. We are passionate about telling human stories, and we make huge outrageous public inflatable artworks about sustainability, social inclusion and cultural diversity.
By Matthew Aberline5 years ago in Lifehack
Spending My Seasons with Fiskars
When the hazy warmth of summer starts disappearing, and I can smell the crisp scent of autumn leaves in the air, I put away my sandals and lawn furniture and pull out my knitting, crocheting and needle craft supplies. My favorite part of the cozy fall and winter months has always been crafting! I pass my spare time on cold snowy days with a cup of steaming hot chocolate in one hand and a pair of Fiskars scissors in the other. My projects range from knitted dog sweaters or hats that I can finish in an afternoon, to Afghans that spend an entire season draped across my lap or couch until complete. Between September and February, my hooks and needles are feverishly moving to make seasonal dish cloths, holiday gifts, and items to donate to charitable causes in my community.
By Melissa Medved Davidson5 years ago in Lifehack
The Knitty Gritty
Flash back to a 10 year old me, sitting with my grandma as she put a pair of aluminum size US 10 knitting needles in my hand and a ball of yarn. Like Mr. Miyagi, she taught me to cast on, cast off, cast on, cast off...with a bit of knitting and purling in between. I created my first scarf that summer and, as full of random holes and imperfections as it was, I was incredibly proud and she made me feel like it was the most dazzling scarf she had ever seen.
By Maryim Alfaro5 years ago in Lifehack
