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PREMISE Welcome to my blog! Today we will speak very briefly about the difference between Yarn UNDER and Yarn OVER. Below in the page you will find a short video I recorded to show you exactly how you do the two of them, but first I would like to go through the differences. The first thing to know is that…
PREMISE C2C means “Corner To Corner”. This crochet technique is called this way because you will work from a corner to a corner, instead of working in normal horizontal rows or in a round. The C2C technique can be done with many different crochet stitches, but usually is referred to a particular stitch which uses squares to build the work.…
PREMISE The bias is something that becomes essential to know if you are using the sewing machine for a while. From pot holders to a T-shirt collar to a quilt, etc, we always talk about bias! In this post I would just like to share with you how to sew the bias in the inside/inner corner because I think it’s…
PREMISE The bias is something that becomes essential to know after a while that you are using the sewing machine. From simple pot holders to a T-shirt collar, we always talk about bias! In this post I would just like to share with you how to sew the bias in the corner because, when I started to use it, I…
PREMISE Every year I look for inspiration to create placeholders for Christmas lunch (luckily we’re not too many people at lunch, otherwise I should start working in September 😬). I always look for something that we all could reuse the following year. With patience, needle and thread, I decided to try the blanket stitch (or buttonhole stitch). Years before I…
PREMISE Anyone who approaches sewing, whether by hand or by the sewing machine, sooner or later will need a pin cushion or pin holder! It is a very simple project, which does not require the sewing machine and can be done by beginners and even children. There are infinite ways to create one: wrist pin cushion, hanging pin cushion, pin…