Here Are My Fiber Arts Lenses

Hello and welcome! I look forward to hearing all about your fiber arts adventures, triumphs and secrets.

~BadMsM

BadMsM's Knit-O-Rama

BadMsM's Knit-O-Rama

Knitting has taken me places I never thought I would go, and helped me touch the lives of so many other people I would never have met otherwise. I never imagined that all the hours I spent teaching machine knitting to myself and others would pro...

Northern California Bond Club Knit-A-Thon

Northern California Bond Club Knit-A-Thon

The last time I held a knitting event like this, we had people travel as far as 1500 miles to attend. This is a fiber arts event that is for anyone interested in knitting, crochet, weaving, and spinning. Whether you work by hand, loom or machine...

Alpha Secondary Vocational Skills Development Center

Alpha Secondary Vocational Skills Development Center

c/o Alpha Childcare and Community Development Organization (ACCOD) P.O. Box 1274 Jinja, Uganda Tel: 256 77 448596  http://www.alphachildcare.org Richard Lubale, Director accod_ug@yahoo.co.uk  Alpha Secondary School & Vocational Skills D...

DESTINY CREATION MINISTRIES

DESTINY CREATION MINISTRIES

http://groups.msn.com/destinycreationministries   P.O. Box 336 Nakuru. Kenya. East Africa.  Tel 254 724 215 807   Pastor John G. Kamau, Director   praises75@yahoo.com Our Vision  To connect people to their God given Destiny by first...

Hangin' With BadMsM

Hangin' With BadMsM

Here I am with one of my knitting machines. This was taken for a newspaper article before my first trip to Uganda in 2004. Notice that there is NO YARN on the machine at all! So, to begin:  I started life as the youngest of five girls growing up i...

Welcome To My World: The Studio Of BadMsM

Welcome To My World: The Studio Of BadMsM

Everyone needs a space to create, whether it's a kitchen table or an entire building. I've run the entire gammut, and now have the ideal place to knit, sew, spin, embroider, and teach my children! Follow me as I take you through my studio. Stop by o...

Cari Clement- Super Hero!

Cari Clement- SUPER HERO!

Cari Clement is the Director of Fashion and Design for Caron International, a spinner and importer of hand knitting and crochet yarn for retail sale. She is the former co-owner of Bond America, a domestic knitting machine manufacturer which she sold...

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How Did You Get Into Fiber Arts?

I have loved sewing and embroidery since I was a kid. I did a lot of quilting when my kids were small,and I've been an avid machine knitter and teacher since 1998. I have traveled to Africa to help start womens work cooperatives with knitting machines, and I speak publicly about the need for more of these cooperatives in developing countries.

Fiber Arts Featured Lenses By Katiyana

Knitting for Knit Wits

It is someone who loves to knit, of course!  I've been knitting since I was 13 years old.  I started with two old watercolor paint brushes and some scrap yarn, and followed the pictures in a How-To-Knit book I got from the school library.&n...

Red Heart Yarn

I've taken a picture that I'll show you in case you don't believe me, but I have a wardrobe cabinet filled with skeins of yarn in a variety of colors, that I use for my business of making handmade doll clothes and handmade bear clothes.I have a coupl...

Intarsia and Fair Isle Knitting

Intarsia is a term from woodworking for inlaying different types of wood into a piece to form a design.  Instarsia knitting is a multi-colored knitting technique where you have multiple "live" strands of yarn active as you work. ...

Handmade Custom Made Doll Clothes at http://www.katiyanashandmadecollectibles.com

I sell handmade doll clothes and handmade teddy bear clothes custom made for American Girl, Bitty Baby, Cabbage Patch Kid Dolls (including Koosas and Newborns), and Build a Bear and Build A Bear Cubs - and even more sizes are coming soon!&n...

Cross Stitching

My online business involves a lot of knitting, but I discovered a love for cross stitching after visiting the Betsy Ross house in Philadelphia and I bought a cross stitch sampler to do.  Its so neat to watch the picture come together.  The...

Do you create your fiber art for fun or profit?

Fiber Arts Featured Lens From ecwilson

Don't You Deserve a Mirrix?

Mirrix Tapestry and Bead Looms will provide you with a lifetime of tapestry or bead weaving enjoyment. Whether you are a beginning weaver purchasing your first loom or a seasoned artist ending the search for the perfect portable loom, you will be thr...

Fibert Arts Featured Lens From Squirrel-Cottage

LolaBear's Needleworkatorium

Squirrel Cottage is the name of my home based business. It represents two key features of my slowly but constantly evolving desire to live my passion of needlework. "Cottage" refers to the "cottage industry" - especially that of the...

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Art To Wear

Art To Wear refers to a branch of fashion where art, clothing and creativity are all brought together to make garments that are not only wearable but often one-of-a-kind pieces of fiber art and jewelry. This is one of my own pieces of art to wear, th...

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Lord Sesshomaru Costume

Need help creating a Lord Sesshomaru costume? You've come to the right place. I am currently in the process of making a Lord Sesshomaru costume. No idea when I will get it finished or how long it will take, but as I make it, I'll add updates here, an...

Sewing A Hakama: Step by Step Instructions

Third in my series of CosPlay lenses, here is my lens about the art of making a hakama. As this lens grows it will come to include step by step instruction for making a pattern, selecting the fabric, and finally sewing the hakama. This was originall...

Sewing A Kimono: Step by Step Instructions

Second in my series of CosPlay lenses, here is my lens about the art of making a kimono. As this lens grows it will come to include step by step instruction for making a patterns, selecting the fabric, dyeing the cloth, decorating it with Japanese Ki...

Fiber Arts Featured Lens By kchealy

Spinning Yarn with a Drop Spindle

Do you already knit, crochet or weave? Do you sometimes have a hard time finding the perfect yarn for your project? Or do you just like the idea of getting back to basics? If so, spinning might be for you. The most economical way to get started with...

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Christmas Poinsettia Sewing or No Sew Free Pattern

An easy Poinsettia pattern to cut from fabric or felt and assemble by sewing or using craft glue. Wonderful for adults or children to decorate gifts and other items. See your Christmas Poinsettia Sew or No Sew Pattern here. Please enjoy this free patt...

Pumpkins - Crochet Pattern, Pumpkin Pie Recipe, Pumpkin Gifts

An online crochet pattern - with instructions on how to crochet a pumpkin and links to more how to crochet pumpkin crochet patterns. Gift ideas. These pumpkins are 5" - add several in plant arrangements or in table decorations for the fall season. Em...

Basket Crochet Pattern and Basket Art Prints

Baskets - Baskets - Baskets Free online crochet pattern for a mini basket. Our pattern is for a crochet basket which is only three inches wide - a nice shelf decoration for a small floral arrangement. The smaller version of this crochet pattern is nic...

Counted Cross Stitch

Free patterns for cross stitch. A video - How to do Counted Cross Stitch. What is cross stitch? Counted cross stitch is stitchery done on even-weave fabric and the design is often done from charts which show how many squares of the fabric to count t...

Angel Gifts and Christmas Crochet

Online angel crochet pattern. Browse Angel Gifts, including Jim Shore Angels. How to Crochet videos and links to more crochet patterns.

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Local yarn: find it, spin it, share it!

Relying on local sources (such as farmer's markets and CSA's) provides you with fresh food, but it can also provide you with great fiber and yarn! Meeting the fiber producer can guarantee that the animals are well-treated, the farming practices are e...

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Making Needle Felted Plush

So I've had a a lot people ask me about Needle Felting. What the heck is it? How in the world do you do it? I've started this as a hope to help a little, kind of like a working tutorial if you will. More of my needle felted creations can be seen here...

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Foxglove Studios: Needle Felting and Art Prints

    I just discovered Squidoo so I'm still learning and building.  Meanwhile, please take a peek at my Etsy shop, Foxglove's

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Traditional Knotting

Knotting is a huge and very ancient subject. Use of knots has been found in prehistoric archaeological digs and in a wide range of areas. Knots have been used to fasten clothes, lock items (before keys were invented), to decorate ships as well as for...

Learn to do Hand Knitting

Hand knitting has undergone a rebirth in recent years. The internet has provided hundreds if not thousands of wonderful free patterns, online knitting stores stock many yummy knitting yarns and accessories and there are loads of online groups to help...

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Elizabeth Swann Costumes | Party | Supplies | Kits | Accessories | Halloween

Being a respected pirate never looked so sexy! Now you too can look like Elizabeth Swann from the box office hit Pirates of the Caribbean with this deluxe Elizabeth Swann costumes. The v-cut peasant style shirt is made of ivory colored polyester and...

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Why Granny Squares Are Great

When crafters and non-crafters alike think of crochet they probably think of the Granny Square. It has been around, well, nearly as long as the craft itself and is often one of the first projects for beginners. Learn how to make the basic granny squa...

Going Beyond Granny Squares

Granny squares are a mainstay of crochet, especially for crafters that enjoy making afghans. But were you aware that the basic granny square pattern can be altered to make other shapes? We'll explore a couple of these in this lens and send you in the...

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Making Your Own Recycled Yarn

Make cool stuff and help the Earth at the same time. If you like to knit, crochet, or any other yarn craft have a go at using recycled materials. You can make your own yarn using plastic bags, thrift store sweaters, scraps, and t-shirts.

Cephalopod Craft Patterns

Make your own stuffed octopus, squid, and cuttlefish. Free crochet, knit, and sewing patterns for cephalopods (and a few other sea creatures thrown in).

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Coolest Knitting Patterns using just squares and rectangles.

It's amazing what you can knit using only the most basic shapes. Whether you are a beginner, afraid of increases and decreases, a loom knitter, pattern reading impaired, or just lazy, you will enjoy these patterns that can be made out of squares and...

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A Beginner's Guide to Sewing

Does Having a High Fashion Wardrobe On a Bargain Basement Budget Sound impossible? Well it isn't. If you truly envy those who shop at trendy, expensive boutiques wearing designer clothing then this is for you! Click here for a great selection of sew...

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Crochet Hats, Tams, Skullies, Skater, Beanies

I love to crochet. Hats are one of the easiest items to crochet so I decided to make a Lense about all the great Crochet hats out there. I've included some of my own patterns as well as some patterns of others I admire. I especially like how one lad...

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Felt Alive! Sculptural Needle Felting by Kay Petal

Using soft sculpture techniques, I sculpt wool into life-like characters using a single barbed felting needle.  There is no sewing involved, so no seams or stuffing. No painting, the effects are made using dyed wool in a vareity of colors. Altho...

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Blankets for Soldiers and Veterans

One of the special projects of Soldiers' Angels is to sew, knit or crochet blankets that get sent to soldiers with hope, with belief and with gratitude. If you can sew, knit, crochet consider getting involved and making one of these special gifts fo...

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YARNBOMBING

In case you're wondering what in the blazes "yarnbombing" is, you've come to the right place! "Yarn Bombing" is an amusing form of artful anarchism. It's a bit of cockammamie crocheting and granny grafitti all rolled into one! __________ Image Cre...

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Knitting a cowl with dog hair

Have you ever held a wriggly, energetic little puppy in your arms? I love the softness of their little round bodies against my skin and that was my goal in designing the pattern for the 'Puppy Love Cowl'. Nothing can compare to the real thing but it'...

Fiber Arts Lens By Lensmaster iamgale

Amigurumi Special with patterns and tutorials

Amigurumi, according to Wikipedia, is the Japanese art of making crocheted and stuffed creatures. They're so cute, you can't resist them. And I have made a special page about them and so has a thousand other people. :D I have made a lot of amigurum...

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Best Patchwork and Quilting Tips from Jan T

I know lots about patchwork and quilting that I'd love to share with you. Do you want to make better quilts? Have you got some patchwork/quilting tasks that you need help with? Let me help you. I'm Jan T (Urquhart) Baillie. I've been teaching and...

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