May Morris
May Morris - feminist, socialist, activist, businesswoman, embroideress, and daughter of William Morris - was a master designer, and needlework and embroidery artist, who was an important figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Gordon Pembridge Sculpted Woodwork
Get a peek into wood sculptor Gordon Pembridge's process of creating intricately carved pieces inspired by the landscape and wildlife of New Zealand and Kenya.
Hygge Life Decor
Revitalize in a cozy and comfy space to do what you enjoy - relaxing, thinking, knitting, reading, binge-watching TV. Find some gifts for you and yours to adopt a Hygge mindset.
Dog Sweaters
19 Free dog sweater patterns. Knit something special for your dog to keep them cozy and warm as the temperature drops.
Amish Made Dollhouses and Miniatures
Amish-made doll and dollhouse miniatures made of unfinished wood, cotton, and cotton flannel. These pieces are made to last through the generations and are scaled to easily accommodate 18" dolls.
Hygge Style for Kids
Want to lure your kids away from screen-time? Explore the Danish idea of Hygge, a cozy space to get crafty, relax, explore, read, make things, and let your imagination go.
Chiharu Shiota Installations
Chiharu Shiota is a Japanese artist who frequently uses string, yarn, and wool to create eerie, evocative art installations.
How to Make an 8 Bit Video Game Cross Stitch
Making a cross-stitch pattern based on an 8-bit video game is a perfect project to celebrate your favorite game characters.
How to Make a Journal
Learn how to make a journal for yourself or your kids. Watch easy-to-follow instructions meant for a beginner, using either a needle and thread or a sewing machine.
How to Finger Crochet a Rug From Scraps
Learn how to finger crochet a rag rug, and see a compilation of rugs made from upcycled materials.
Linocut Printing by Maarit Hanninen
Watch how a line drawing is transformed into a fine art linocut print.
The Sketchbook Project
The Sketchbook Project is an ongoing enterprise that promotes creativity. Anyone can contribute a sketchbook that can be viewed online, in a traveling exhibition, or in a Williamsburg, Brooklyn storefront library.
Beginner Kits for Crafty Kids
Find out which beginner crafting kits are geared towards teens and pre-teens. We list some of our favorite kits, arts and crafts supplies, crafting tools, crafting books, and guides geared for creative kids aged 7 - 16.
Maria Shell’s Quilt-Making Process
Maria Shell's quilts are visually stunning. Learn from Maria how to design striped patterns from solid fabric pieces, and turn them into complex repeating patterns.
Japanese Takumi Documentary
A new documentary showcases four Japanese Takumi: a carpenter, a paper craft artist, a foraging chef, and an engineer. Find out what it takes to become a modern-day craftsperson.
Jonah Larson’s Ethiopian Project Fundraiser
Jonah Larson is a young man who is using a yarn craft to help change the world. Find out about his Ethiopian Project Fundraiser.
Free to Use Images
Discover an online collection of images that can be used to decorate your home, use in collages, and add to journals and scrapbooks.
How to Darn a Hole in Sweaters and Socks
Reverse damage to your favorite knitted items by learning how to darn.
How Ink Is Made
Watch a wonderfully satisfying tour of an ink-making company, and see how ink is made.
Extreme Knitting with Jacqui Fink
Watch Jacqui Fink's how-to videos for making extreme knitting projects.
Kaffe Fassett’s Design Process
Kaffe Fassett describes his process of working with dense patterns and bold colors in quilting, knitting, and needlework projects.
American Crafts
American crafts and craft-makers are featured in A Craftsman's Legacy. Watch the first 3 Seasons online for free.
For the Love of Cross Stitch
Emma McKee has redefined the art and craft of cross-stitching, making pieces about art, poetry, and music.
How to Make a Linoleum Block Print
Watch how-to videos for beginners explaining the basic step-by-step process of making a linoleum block print.
Yarn Bombing Sisters
Sisters Lorna and Jill Watt work together to create knitted and crocheted yarn bombing projects in the San Francisco Bay area.
Behind the Scenes Animation
Go behind the scenes with Andy Bailey at Comic Con 2018 and see miniature sets and puppets used in stop motion animation.
Mechanized Flip Books
Artist Juan Fontanive has created a series of mechanized flip books using gorgeous collaged illustrations of birds in flight.
How to Make a Pinhole Camera
Learn how to make a pinhole camera and developing solution to create black and white images.
The Making of a Landscape Quilt
Watch nine months of quilt-making condensed into 3.5 minutes in Canadian textile artist Laurie Swim's studio.
Magnetic Clay Ceramics
Ceramic artists working with magnetic clay can play with the forces of nature to create fantastical structures.
Callum Donovan – A Young Artist
Callum Donovan-Grujicich is a young Canadian sculptor who makes fantastical objects.
Free Comics Course
Comic storytelling is serious business. Learn beginner through advanced Comic-making via a free online class from the California College of the Arts.
How to Make a Soumak Weaving
Soumak is a flat woven tapestry rug-making technique, allowing you to work on your design vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
Bob Makes Socks
Bob Rutherford, a retired farm mechanics instructor, makes socks for charity using his handmade sock knitting machines.
Siberian Crafts Conservation
Watch a video about the preservation of pre-Soviet Siberian garments, crafts, and ritual items.
American Basketmakers
Seven American basket-makers talk about sourcing and preparing natural materials to work with, and the thought processes that go into hand-making baskets.
Aesop’s Fables Origami ebooks
Explore Aesop's Fables flip ebooks with origami characters, with instructions for making your own origami Fables characters.
Preserving Textiles
Learn how to preserve textile pieces, including quilts, blankets, and needlework items.
How Batik Fabric is Made
Batik is a wax-resistant fabric-printing process. Watch 3 videos about this handmade technique involving melted wax.
Vintage Maps
Explore a vintage maps resource that includes more than 20,000 cartographic works, available as high resolution downloads.
Tapestry Weaving
Tapestry weaving at the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris is done using the same historical techniques as were used during the time of Louis XIV.
Ari Embroidery
Ari embroidery, also known as ari work, is a type of decorative needlework which produces a chain stitch.
What is Nalbinding
Nalbinding pre-dates knitting. Watch a short video on this Scandinavian Viking fabric-making process.
12 Advanced Knitting Techniques
Jen and Jim Arnall-Culliford’s project features easy-to-follow video tutorials for 12 advanced knitting techniques.
How Printed Fabric is Made
Avlyn Fabrics gives a factory tour, showing how printed fabric is made using flatbed and rotary methods.
How to Make a Boro Bag
Explore the elegance of long, decorative reinforced sashiko stitching, incorporated into a patchwork fabric bag.
John Berger’s Ground-breaking BBC Series
Watch the influential BBC series featuring art critic John Berger discussing art, photography, and visual images.
How to Felt a Wool Sweater
Learn how to felt wool sweaters so you can use the dense fabric to make other projects - like mittens and slippers.
600+ Free Art Books Online
Three major American museums offer 600+ art books and other publications for free online. Many are available for download.
How to Make a Quilt from Fabric Scraps
Learn how to make a basket weave pattern quilt from scraps of fabric.
Su Blackwell
Explore Su Blackwell's work, an artist who turns inspiration from old books into sculpted magical settings for storytelling.
Brian Dettmer Book Sculptures
Brian Dettmer explains his process for creating fantastical, intricately and elaborately carved book sculptures.
12 Market Bag Patterns
Explore a French crocheted bag, a Japanese Knot Bag, and 10 other curated market bag patterns that we love.
Museum Collection Images
Explore a list of museums, libraries, and corporate collections which have made their digital photo libraries available to the public.
Vintage Graphics
Learn about a free resource for vintage downloadable graphics and crafting instructions.
Free Papercraft Printables for Kids
Explore several sites that have free papercraft printables for kids, from origami to dolls to miniature paper cities.
Sashiko Stitching
Learn about Sashiko, a Japanese technique of needlework quilting stitchery which has endured through the centuries.
The Lost Art of Braid-In Rag Rugs
Learn how to make a braid-in rug, using 4 different lengths of fabrics that are braided together.
Charitable Crafters
Learn how you can give a boost to those in need, creating items that will be cherished and appreciated.
Making Simple Shoes from Scratch
Follow a northern Australian maker-enthusiast as he uses Stone Age Technology to make a pair of simple shoes.
Digitized Knitting Magazines
Explore patterns and articles in digitized knitting magazines, from 1800 to the present.
Altered Book Sculptures
Learn about artists who transform books into sculptures using papercrafting skills.
Recycling and Upcycling for Crafts
Learn how to upcycle sweaters, jeans, and t-shirts for crafting projects.
How to Knit
Learn how to knit with easy-to-follow video tutorials for those who are just beginning knitting.
35,000 Free Knitting and Crocheting Patterns
Explore a list of 22 easily searchable websites offering free knitting and crocheting patterns.
Yarn and Knitting Basics
Learn knitting terms, how to read a pattern, and how to choose the right needles and yarn for a project.
CRAFTING AND GIFT GUIDES
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Crafting Kits for Young Makers
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