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Unlike normal nylon zipper, you can’t cut and sew through the metal zipper to shorten the length. This is the tutorial on how to shorten metal zipper. A metal zipper …

Basket weaving hasn’t been so easy with this method: weave around a cardboard frame. Originally, I saw this easy basket weaving method in a Japanese craft magazine, I searched around …

I am honored to have Stacey from Fresh Stitches to be today’s guest tutor. She is going to show us how to substitute Amigurumi yarn and also how to choose …

This is the last tutorial on how to fully recycle an outgrown denim dress into a 4-piece outfit: make a denim rosette brooch out of a sleeve and its hem. …

So, you have seen the denim vest and the denim skirt refashioned from an outgrown denim dress in my recent 2 tutorials. Today, the third tutorial in the series is …

This is the denim skirt I recycled from an outgrown denim dress I mentioned in the earlier post. This the second part of the recycling project after I made the …

This is the first tutorial to start off with the outgrown denim dress recycling series – splitting the denim dress and sew the top part into a denim vest with …

This week, I am going to write a series of tutorials on how to recycle/refashion an outgrown jeans dress and sewn it into 4-piece kid’s clothing + accessories. Each recycle-tutorial …

Thinking of Japan, I made this… red & white Ribbon Button Headband. Another easy project that kids can get involve, just have to be careful if your kids are too …

Aren’t these flower crochet motifs so aesthetically pleasing? It is a crochet African flower. Come, let me show you what they are and how to crochet them. Do read on to find out …

Spent a few hours working late at night in my sewing room to come out with the garden bugs appliques and a few appliques designs on onesies for my 7 …

I love making small ornaments for embellishment, and here are the Spring motif crochet patterns of butterfly flower leaves. Since the butterfly flower leaf crochet pattern only has 2 rounds …

It’s time to give my old lampshade a new look!!! I crochet a lampshade cover for the SKIMRA I bought at Ikea many years ago. See how it brightens up …

I have always wanted to crochet egg amigurumi for Easter, and I am pleased to have made it this year. Since there are quite many free crochet patterns of real-sized …

It seems like it was just yesterday that I sewed the chenille bib for the babies. Now, the bib can no longer fit comfortably onto the necks of the growing …

Tired of normal square or rectangle pillow in your house? Why not spruce up your home decor with this safety sign triangle pillow. I got a triangle pillow form/pillow insert from …

So, you’ve found a nice shorts pattern that you are dying to sew, but….. the length just doesn’t seem right, too short? too long? Here is the altering sewing pattern …

This probably is the most “luxurious” & comfortable weekend short pants I have ever made for myself –  “The Weekender“. It is a pair of fully lined above-the-knee shorts with …

This lace trim handkerchief is a straightforward and quick project to complete. You just need to have some basics:If you major in crochet: You need to know how to do …

Another 2 days to the “V” Day, the Valentine’s Day!!!! Most of the time, Valentine’s Day comes within the 15-day festivity celebration of the Chinese New Year. Even if it …