by jsthreads | Oct 7, 2019 | Crochet |
According to Amigurumi Today, amigurumi is “the Japanese word which describes small knitted or crochet stuffed toys, often in the shape of characters, animals, mini foods, household objects, and scenery.” I first started crocheting amigurumi almost 10...
by jsthreads | Sep 30, 2019 | Craft kits |
I recently got to play with decoden again thanks to Kawaii Craft Kits’ August decoden box. This is my second box from this group, and I was again pleased by the amount of items in the box! Accoding to Decoden Tips, decoden is “the art of decorating phone...
by jsthreads | Sep 16, 2019 | Crochet |
This week, I thought it would be helpful to talk about yarn weight! Besides coming in all sorts of colors and textures, yarn also comes in different thicknesses, called weight. You can find the weight of the yarn on the label of a skein (another term for a ball of...
by jsthreads | Sep 9, 2019 | General, Tutorial |
I’ve made fairy wings for dragons a few times now. With my recent fairy dragon, I thought it might be a good opportunity to include a blog post showing how I do them. My biggest problem with using fantasy film (or Angelina film) has always been with how delicate...
by jsthreads | Sep 2, 2019 | Crochet |
To kick off officially integrating crochet into my blog, I thought it would be fun to start September off with a pattern round up! For those of you who might not know what a pattern round up is, it’s basically a collection of themed patterns. I spent the latter...