Category Archives: Fabric Crafts

How to Make Fabric Yarn: Turn Flat Fabric into a Continuous Piece of Yarn

Sarah White October 8, 2018 Fabric Crafts0 Comments

Sure, yarn is available everywhere in all sorts of styles, but it can be fun — and a great way to upcycle — to make fabric yarn out of an old sheet or fabric you don’t like or want to use in another way. This post contains affiliate links for …

How to Make a Felt Origami Valentine Bag

Sarah White January 27, 2017 Fabric Crafts / Holidays0 Comments

I guess I should call this faux origmai (fauxgami?), because this felt origami Valentine bag/decoration isn’t really origami. There is folding involved, but also cutting to make the heart shape, which is pretty much frowned on in real origami. Plus it’s felt, not paper. This design was inspired by the …

No-Sew Fleece Scarves #givewarmth

Sarah White November 29, 2016 Fabric Crafts0 Comments

If you were inspired by my call to #givewarmth this holiday season, I want to help make it as easy for you as I can. Even if you don’t consider yourself very crafty, it is possible for you to quickly and easily (and rather inexpensively) make a whole heap of …

Upcycled Suffragette Flower Pin {Creativity Boost}

Sarah White November 7, 2016 Fabric Crafts1 Comment

This weeks’ creativity boost theme is upcycle, but instead of writing all about the different ways you can use old items in different ways, I wanted to share a specific project I made in honor of Election Day. No matter who you are voting for, if you are a woman, …

Stitch Up Some Cuteness with Crafty Critters

Sarah White July 15, 2016 Fabric Crafts / Stitching1 Comment

I am an affiliate of Leisure Arts and was sent a review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. When I was teaching fiber arts to kids at my daughter’s school last month, I wanted to offer them a lot of potential means of entry into different crafts, …

Embellish a Tote Bag with Circles

Sarah White April 13, 2016 Fabric Crafts2 Comments

I’m a day late on my project for this week’s Iron Craft challenge from Just Crafty Enough, but it’s a good one. A few months ago I had a couple of major craft fails right in a row. One I talked about (my total lack of iron-on transfer skills), but …

How to Make Yarn Out of Old Jeans

Sarah White April 12, 2016 Fabric Crafts8 Comments

There are a lot of things I hold on to just in case they might be useful for some crafty purpose later, and one thing I cannot possibly get rid of is old jeans. There’s a lot of fabric in jeans, and I have this dream that one day I …