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  • What Are the Stitch Types for Machine Sewing?
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    What Are the Stitch Types for Machine Sewing?

    Discover the different types of stitches used in machine sewing in this article. Machine sewing is an art that combines precision and creativity and knowing the different types of stitches is essential to master this skill. In this article, we tell you about some of the most commonly used stitch types in machine sewing, from the basic straight stitch to the versatile tricot stitch. In addition, we'll highlight the importance of understanding these sewing concepts to take your textile projects to the next level. Types of Machine Stitches

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  • 7 Animators Redefining Fiber Art
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    7 Animators Redefining Fiber Art

    Delve into the enchanting world of fiber animation as we unveil the extraordinary creations of 7 animators, including the fantastic Andrea Love. Today, we embark on an animated journey that's woven with wonder and textured tales. In this list, we're spotlighting seven awe inspiring animators who have mastered the art of using fiber as their medium, bringing life to their stories in ways that are nothing short of magical. Prepare to be inspired by each and every one of them! Let’s start!

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  • Free Download: Polymer Clay Color Mix Guide
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    Free Download: Polymer Clay Color Mix Guide

    Download a comprehensive color mix guide for free. Dive into the colorful world of polymer clay jewelry making! Dear crafters and future jewelry artisans, join us today for another thrilling download adventure. We're diving into a world of vibrant colors, playful textures, and the art of creating statement earrings with none other than Rachael from Made by Maeberry. If you've been dreaming of crafting unique, colorful accessories, this freebie is perfect for you!

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  • Enter the World of Lego: 7 Curiosities You Didn't Know About
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    Enter the World of Lego: 7 Curiosities You Didn't Know About

    Enter the LEGO universe: Colorful origins, astronomical figures and space feats. A journey through the history and magic of LEGO. Happy LEGO Day, creative builders! Today we celebrate the magic of the colorful blocks that have inspired entire generations to build, imagine and explore. To do so, we want to tell you some curious facts behind the mythical bricks. Join us to discover them!

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  • Mastering the Frame: Essential Tips for Lunéville Embroidery
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    Mastering the Frame: Essential Tips for Lunéville Embroidery

    Lunéville crochet embroidery is an exquisite technique that fuses tradition with modernity, giving life to unique and charming creations. This delicate and detailed art has conquered hearts thanks to its elegance and versatility. In addition, it demands precision, care and patience to weave a unique narrative with every stitch you make.

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  • 5 Essential Crochet Books to Own
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    5 Essential Crochet Books to Own

    Discover the perfect companions for your crochet journey with our curated list of 5 books that promise to elevate your yarn skills and spark creativity. Welcome, welcome, crochet enthusiast! Whether you're already a yarn wizard or just starting your crafting journey, these 5 crochet books are here to transform your skills and ignite your imagination. We’re about to dive into a world of patterns, projects, and techniques that will take your crochet game to new heights. Oh, and did we mention the abundance of irresistibly cute amigurumi awaiting you? Get ready for a yarn-filled adventure like never before!

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  • Essential Care: Storage and Washing of Handmade Pieces
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    Essential Care: Storage and Washing of Handmade Pieces

    Marie Castro, a renowned content creator specializing in crochet, has earned her place in the world of handicrafts with a unique focus on crochet, combining her passion for this technique with influences from fashion, music, and travel. To keep her precious handmade pieces in perfect condition, Marie shares some important storage and washing practices.

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  • A Guide to Tufting Guns and Choosing Your Perfect Match
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    A Guide to Tufting Guns and Choosing Your Perfect Match

    Dive into this quick guide to tufting guns and discover your ideal companion for projects that align with your creativity. In the captivating world of textile artistry, a tufting gun acts as a magic wand. Tufting, a craft where yarn or thread is pushed through a fabric base to create patterns or textures, becomes much easier and faster with this secret weapon. Picture it like this: the tufting gun does the heavy lifting by punching or pushing the yarn through the fabric, creating loops or cut piles on the surface. It's like a shortcut to bring our artistic ideas to life. Depending on the type of tufting gun, we can make different textures, patterns, and even change the height of the yarn on our masterpiece.

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  • Fashion Design Tutorial: Tips to Customize Your Sneakers
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    Fashion Design Tutorial: Tips to Customize Your Sneakers

    Learn the secrets to customizing your shoe laces, applying stencils, and protecting your design to make it last with Juan Pablo Bello (MYSNKRS Customs) Sneakers can be an ideal canvas on which to express your creativity. However, working on fabric can be a challenge, both when painting and when keeping it clean and protected. That's why Juan Pablo Bello, Art Director and founder of MYSNKRS Customs (@mysneakerscl), teaches us how to customize the laces of our shoes, apply and paint details, and protect our design so that we can wear them for longer. You can watch his tutorial here:

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  • Botanical Design Tutorial: How to Design Frames with Succulents
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    Botanical Design Tutorial: How to Design Frames with Succulents

    Discover the best ideas to design and compose a painting with succulents of different shapes, colors and shades with Compañía Botánica. Botanical design uses nature as an artistic tool: the succulents and their forms are converted into drawings and pigments, whose great variety and versatility can contribute to our creations. In this tutorial, Ceci from Compañía Botánica (@ciabotanica) gives us some design and composition ideas to take advantage of the succulents in our botanical design projects. You can see the video here:

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  • 8 Must-Know clay modeling techniques
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    8 Must-Know clay modeling techniques

    Explore 8 essential clay modeling techniques, from pinching to slip casting, perfect for artists of all levels. Discover the ideal method for your next project! Clay modeling techniques are diverse and provide artists with a range of possibilities for creating unique and expressive pieces. Here is a list of some common clay modeling techniques and a brief explanation of each:

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  • How To Become a Tattoo Artist
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    How To Become a Tattoo Artist

    Discover how to become a tattoo artist: key skills needed, educational paths, and tips for building a standout portfolio. Becoming a body inking professional is not just about mastering the skill of tattooing; it is a journey that encompasses passion, dedication, and artistic expression. Understanding the art of tattooing is the first step towards this fulfilling career. Let's embark on this exciting journey together!

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  • Free PDF: Plant and Color Guide
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    Free PDF: Plant and Color Guide

    Do you have an unremovable tomato sauce stain on your favorite white trousers? Don't be ashamed! Start by referring to your smudges as "artistic ecological dyeing" and send your haters to this here article to proof them all wrong once and for all! And if your tomato sauce splatter isn't too artful on it's own you can stain your clothes purposefully next time!

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  • How to Become a Jewelry Designer
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    How to Become a Jewelry Designer

    If you have a passion for creativity and a love for all things jewelry, then becoming a bijouterie designer might be the perfect career path for you. This article will guide you from understanding the role to building your portfolio and breaking into the industry. So, let's dive into the magical world of jewelry design!

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  • Ceramic Tutorial: How to make a rock-shaped flower pot from clay
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    Ceramic Tutorial: How to make a rock-shaped flower pot from clay

    Learn this simple technique step by step to turn a ball of clay into a rocky shape, with Xènia Bas Xènia Bas (@xenia_bas) is a ceramic artist and co-founder of Bas, a ceramic workshop in Barcelona. She likes to think that a good flower pot not only houses and provides support to a plant, but also enhances its beauty. One of the simplest and most practical forms you can give to a flower pot with clay is a rock. As well as being easy to mould by hand, it gives a lovely finish and allows many variations, as Xènia will show us in this tutorial:

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  • Embroidery Tutorial: How to Create an Appliqué
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    Embroidery Tutorial: How to Create an Appliqué

    Learn to create appliqués from your embroidery with Ana María Restrepo and her textile design label Amarpo If you like to embroider, consider turning your pieces into appliqués. This process will give your pieces more uses by making it possible to transfer them to all kinds of surfaces and clothes. Ana María Restrepo (@anamaria_10), the brains behind the textile design brand Amarpo, shares her techniques and advice on opening up the possibilities for your embroidery pieces. Watch her tutorial here:

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  • Discover the art of weaving with tufting guns: course with Voador Tecelagem
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    Discover the art of weaving with tufting guns: course with Voador Tecelagem

    The Enchantment of Tapestry in a New Era The magic of carpets transcends epochs, geographies and cultures. It is wonderful how ancestral techniques resurface in modern products. And it is precisely this connection between the ancient and the contemporary that you will explore in the Voador Tecelagem course at Domestika, dedicated to the fascinating world of the tufting technique.

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  • Discovering the Art of Tapestry: Kilim, Knot Technique, and Tufting
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    Discovering the Art of Tapestry: Kilim, Knot Technique, and Tufting

    Tapestry is an ancient art form that has always been present in various cultures around the world. At Voador Tecelagem, we dedicate ourselves to perpetuating this tradition, adapting it to the comfort and aesthetics of the modern home. In this article, we will explore three fascinating tapestry techniques: Kilim, Knot Technique, and Tufting.

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  • The 23 best tutorials of this 2023 on Domestika
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    The 23 best tutorials of this 2023 on Domestika

    Are you short on tutorials? Do you need 23 to feel sane today? Are you really about to go through all of them, right now? I know… We are enabling your tutorial addiction with this article… I guess I can only hope you get some rest afterwards!

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