the last year has gone by so quickly (but it’s felt long at the same time, as time always does) – tuesday was the 1 year anniversary of my first threadbanger weekly diy roundup post, which i’ve done every single week since then. so i decided they should all be in one place together, forContinue reading “Updated: 2 years of weekly diy roundups!”
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recycled tee skirt on craftstylish!
this week’s craftstylish tutorial was a special one to me – i designed this skirt a couple years ago for myself, and i loved the design concept (super easy, no pattern, custom fit, crazy comfy) but i loved it so much that i wanted to hold off doing a how-to… it’s silly, but i justContinue reading “recycled tee skirt on craftstylish!”
newish projects and knit design pattern reveal!
hey have you been keeping up with craftstylish this month? lots of great earth-friendly crafts… here are mine! first, make a vest from an old pullover sweater, with different embellishment ideas… like crocheting into the knit fabric: and embroidery with recycled cotton: this one has hand-stitched knit tape stuff i got at knittn kitten: andContinue reading “newish projects and knit design pattern reveal!”
book review: the anti 9 to 5 guide
ok i’m going to try to make book reviews a regular thing for reals, starting today. i plan to review a mixture of all different diy books, both new and old, knitting and other craft genres, and anything else i’m excited about that i want to share with you! (some with giveaways!) but first, hereContinue reading “book review: the anti 9 to 5 guide”
knitting, knitting, dyeing, and food!
some knitting stuff for you today… first of all, i’ve altered the mary jane booties pattern a wee bit. just changed a couple decrease types for looks, nothing that changes the shape or anything, so it’s not a big deal. i had knit them with fuzzy yarn that hid the decreases before, but while makingContinue reading “knitting, knitting, dyeing, and food!”
coffee photos, non-profits, websites, books (aka stuff!)
i have non-crafty things totally in the spirit of doing stuff! that i want to talk about, which don’t have pictures, so i’m going to stick a few old black and white film photos in here because of my excitement about my recent discovery that you can develop film with coffee!! can you believe it?!Continue reading “coffee photos, non-profits, websites, books (aka stuff!)”
oops this is still a massive post…
wow, the last week was so overwhelmingly awesome, i don’t even know where to start. so i’m going to break it up a bit, to avoid a massive post that you can’t get through… so here’s part 1: fun times with amazing people! friday morning the weekend of crazamazingly crafty fun times (all because ofContinue reading “oops this is still a massive post…”
a couple tutorials
quicky post before my friend gets into town… just want to show you the last couple of tutorials i did for craftstylish. my last button post was a super fun, kid-friendly project – pipe cleaner button displays! as i said in the post, this is a craft project to bring out your inner-child-crafter. I feltContinue reading “a couple tutorials”
free 35mm film stitch pattern!
so you know how when i discovered short rows and started designing with them, i went a little crazy with the concept (and i continue to use them frequently in my designs)? i have a feeling the same kind of thing might happen with slip stitch knitting! it’s not like i didn’t know the techniqueContinue reading “free 35mm film stitch pattern!”
stuff dump – buttons and knitting
hi! it’s been quite a busy week around here! i just wanted to post a bunch of randomness to keep updated around here… so first of all, my button post for last week on craftstylish was 3 different scarf remake projects – making boring fringed scarves into different styles of buttoning scarflets… i scored withContinue reading “stuff dump – buttons and knitting”
Lee Does Stuff 