Tag Archives: Knitting

Unfinished craft projects

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Art for Housewives

Crafting is good for us. It can be broken down into three main stages: Visualization Process Actualization When you decide to make something, this something must first be visualized. And visualization begins in the imagination. Imagination stimulates our brain.  It … Continue reading →

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IN PRAISE OF HANDS: Knit yourself well.

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Handmade brain by Momou crochet This blog, now in it’s 10th year, has given me the opportunity of meeting some incredible people, all with a story to share. One such person is Diane Stavros of ^. .^ make & cheer ^-.-^. … Continue reading →

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Cardboard looms and Vacation Weaving

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Art for Housewives

A Community Weaving Project at the Museum of Contemporary Craft Looming Thoughts blog + Kumihimo cardboard loom + Make a knitting loom with stuff from your trash can + Pot holder looms + Cardboard Weaving Frame. How to make a … Continue reading →

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Mending as a form of Aesthetics

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Celia Pym is an artist working with knitting and embroidery who darns to make art Celia Pym’s Socks Darning Clothes As an Art Form + False starts in turqoise, at UFO (Unfinished Object) a blog focusing in on unfinished knitting … Continue reading →

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Rag Balls

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Art for Housewives

Rag balls can be just decorative (ex. for your Christmas tree) or practical – turning old clothes into “rag Yarn” that can be used to crochet, for example, rag rugs. Rag ball, made from old clothing, vintage 1930s, used to … Continue reading →

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