Category: Tutorials
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Adding a leather Bottom to a Crocheted Purse
These instructions are written to go with my Squiggle Squares purse but will work for almost any pattern that can be turned into an open cylinder of fabric. I am a bit rough on my purses so I knew that If I was going to crochet a purse for myself, it would need a bit…
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Adding a Lining to a Crochet Purse
These instructions are written to go with my Squiggle Squares purse but will work for almost any purse that is rectangular: flat or three dimensional. I am a bit rough on my purses so I knew that If I was going to crochet a purse for myself, it would need a lining, and so I…
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How to Stiffen Snowflakes
This is the method that I personally use for stiffening pieces to have a nice firm Snowflake and the desired shape. Several of the Snowflakes are particularly dependent on stiffening to obtain and hold their shape. I prefer to save all the Snowflakes that I have created until I have a nice sized pile and…
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Invisible Needle Join
I like to make my standing stitches and needle join a little different than I usually see. This is the method that I use that produces the most invisible join I could figure out. For the purposes of this blog, I am using US dc stitches for my example below, but this technique can be…