When I travel, I always try to visit an art gallery. This is because I love walking through the halls while admiring the skill and creativity of artists from all time periods and locales. It is a wonder to me what artists can do with a brush and some precisely selected pigments. They know exactly …
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Have you ever wondered if you could fulfill your lifelong dream of building a business around your creative nature? If you have all the right tools, why not give it a go? This is actually a great time to build a creative business. Just consider how COVID has caused many families to trade their monetary …
Learning to knit can be a fun hobby to start at any time of your life. Whether you are a child, teen, young adult, or an older adult, it’s never too late to learn how to knit. Once you get the hang of holding those needles and hearing the click, click, clicking sound while watching your …
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If you sew or work on crafts regularly, you probably have a pair of pinking shears hidden away somewhere in your supplies. Maybe you’re one of the rare crafters who use them regularly, but for most of us, these are items that come out to perform occasional and specialized tasks. Despite their scarce usage, it …
Crafting has become a favorite way to pass the time these days. It offers a creative outlet and a therapeutic activity in one nice and neat package. A very popular craft is needle crafting, which includes embroidery, Needlepoint, Cross Stitch, crewel, and even crochet. There are many other types of needle crafting to try, but …
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I think quilting is such a popular hobby because it allows us to make gifts for the people we love. These are gifts they will treasure for decades. I know from experience what receiving the gift of a quilt feels like since my grandma made me two quilts by hand. I use and treasure them …
Sewing is a fantastic pastime, skill, and business opportunity. No matter what got you into learning this craft, you are going to need a great machine to complete all your favorite projects. Craft & Stitch is here to assist you as you learn new skills, look for new projects, or try out new tools. Our …
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If you have ever considered taking up calligraphy but have found that the tools and techniques are a bit overwhelming, you may want to consider brush pens instead. As a modern way to write in calligraphy, brush pens offer artists a lot of advantages. Here are four reasons why brush pens may be better than …
Woodburning, or pyrography, has become increasingly popular among artists wishing to take their creativity to the next level. It’s not hard to see why it’s taken the art world by storm: Wood burning forms a dimensional effect to your masterpiece, allowing the artist to develop exceptional detail and depth while creating a pleasing aestheticism for …
Modern technology may have overtaken the world of art on many levels, leaving pens and pencils resting on desks while architects and engineers click away at their computers to produce the same designs that were once accomplished by ink, lead, and paper. But, this doesn’t happen all the time. Many who work as designers, architects, …
