Once you’ve learned increases then of course you want to start learning decreases too in peyote. Flat peyote work is most often done in a straight long edge, but when you decrease things you can create some custom clasp areas. That is where I frequently will see the decreasing in a peyote piece, so let’s […]
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Learn a new embroidery stitch that is both decorative and unique. The cretan stitch is a simple stitch but has many variations to give you different looks. I’ll be showing you how to sew a closed and open cretan stitch. Grab your needle and thread and let’s get started. First I’ll show you how to […]
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Hi. I’m Vickie Pavone on behalf of Expert Village. In this series we’ll be talking about the basics of cross stitching. In this segment we’re going to be talking about embellishing and personalizing your cross stitch. To embellish a cross stitch you want to use your little charms. In this case, I have a little […]
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The long raindrops knit stitch pattern. Hi I’m Kristen and welcome back to my channel Studio Knit. The long raindrops knit stitch pattern this is another easy one it creates a reversible pattern of these elongated vertical lines that resemble a rainy downpour this pattern is created by knitting rows of alternating 1×1 rib stitch […]
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Tissue Lame is an eye catching fabric due to its metallic sheen. This makes it a go-to fabric for costumes, but it can be used for other garments and craft projects. This video will provide tips for working with this tricky fabric. Some issues you may have with tissue lame are: -It’s not an easy […]
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So, you found a new hobby and you’re saying to yourself, I want to take this sewing thing up a notch. I want to make pillows, I want to make cat costumes, I want to make dresses. I want to buy a sewing machine. Probably the question I get asked the most from new sewers […]
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Hi, I’m Vickie Pavone on behalf of Expert Village. In this series we’ll be talking about the basics of cross stitching. In this clip I’m going to demonstrate how to thread the cross stitch needle. There are two types. The blunt, with the larger eye and then there is also a smaller needle for your […]
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b38 Tutorial – Selecting and combining stitches When the machine is switched on, you have direct access to the stitches on the display Straight stitch is automatically selected For other stitches, choose your desired stitch from the stitch overview in the drawer Change to the mode accordingly Enter the number of the desired stitch pattern […]
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So usually the very very first stitch that a beadweaver learns to do is flat even count peyote and let me tell you what that means. Flat just means that we are creating a flat surface, it could also be done in a round form which is normally called tubular, but what we’re concentrating on […]
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Hey guys so welcome back for another tutorial today I’m going to be showing you how to make this very cute and simple headband This headband is great for all sizes from baby all the way up to adult I will have this pattern located over at my blog which is charmedbyAshley.com I will show […]
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