whip up http://whipup.net handcraft in a hectic world Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:34:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 WhipUphttp://feedburner.google.com birds nest to make with kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/T1JhOIegx4k/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/17/birds-nest-to-make-with-kids/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:34:19 +0000 kath_red http://whipup.net/?p=14225 Love this eco-yarny birds nest to make with kids. [Have you got a kid friendly craft - please send it in whipup[at]gmail.com]Similar Posts: natural birds nest | whipup diy gift guide: 30 gifts to make for kids | felted nest | Free Crochet Pattern Amigurumi Love Birds | activities for kids during the holidays | Share and [...]]]> Love this eco-yarny birds nest to make with kids.

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]]> http://whipup.net/2010/03/17/birds-nest-to-make-with-kids/feed/ 0 http://whipup.net/2010/03/17/birds-nest-to-make-with-kids/ silk dyeing with kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/uklZH2v8048/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/17/silk-dyeing-with-kids/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:16:53 +0000 kath_red http://whipup.net/?p=14219 Rachel shows how to dye silks for wrapping paper, Easter Basket fill/decoration, and for everyday play. Similar Posts: gift wrapping ideas from inhabitat | easter basket | book: Artful paper dolls | Dyeing with Safflower | Dyeing with Homegrown Indigo | Share and Enjoy: ]]> Rachel shows how to dye silks for wrapping paper, Easter Basket fill/decoration, and for everyday play.

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]]> http://whipup.net/2010/03/17/silk-dyeing-with-kids/feed/ 0 http://whipup.net/2010/03/17/silk-dyeing-with-kids/ ironing board cover tutorial http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/sd8sqPod3es/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/17/ironing-board-cover-tutorial/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:11:34 +0000 kath_red http://whipup.net/?p=14216 Thank you Caroline for sending in this super detailed tutorial for making your own ironing board cover: Everyone should have a funky ironing board cover, not that we ladies ever actually like ironing the clothes or anything, but a good first step is a good looking board cover, not an icky store bought, badly designed [...]]]> Thank you Caroline for sending in this super detailed tutorial for making your own ironing board cover: Everyone should have a funky ironing board cover, not that we ladies ever actually like ironing the clothes or anything, but a good first step is a good looking board cover, not an icky store bought, badly designed and constructed one. And as you know, if you are a sewer you need your board up for action most of the time!

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]]> http://whipup.net/2010/03/17/ironing-board-cover-tutorial/feed/ 0 http://whipup.net/2010/03/17/ironing-board-cover-tutorial/ paper dolls with kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/2F3yFAW62JU/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/paper-dolls-with-kids/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:22:12 +0000 kath_red http://whipup.net/?p=14222 My little hen has a wonderfully simple tutorial for making paper dolls (with kids perhaps). Similar Posts: book: Artful paper dolls | simple knit dolls vest | 50 activities for Kids | paper dolls: betsy mccall | my 10 favourite things for kids to do | Share and Enjoy: ]]> My little hen has a wonderfully simple tutorial for making paper dolls (with kids perhaps).

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]]> http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/paper-dolls-with-kids/feed/ 1 http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/paper-dolls-with-kids/ Phrenology Head Pin cushion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/YfaMttwBPkE/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/phrenology-head-pin-cushion/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:09:01 +0000 kath_red http://whipup.net/?p=14213 The graphics fairy has a quirky little Phrenology Head Pin Cushion tutorial and printable pdf. Similar Posts: starfruit cushion tutorial | Frangipani Pin Cushion | 52 Hats in 52 Weeks | remote control storage cushion | pin cushion organiser | Share and Enjoy: ]]> The graphics fairy has a quirky little Phrenology Head Pin Cushion tutorial and printable pdf.

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]]> http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/phrenology-head-pin-cushion/feed/ 1 http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/phrenology-head-pin-cushion/ make your own Cascarones http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/7Xi6NV0BIjc/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/make-your-own-cascarones/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:05:45 +0000 kath_red http://whipup.net/?p=14210 Cascarones are brightly colored confetti filled eggs that are meant to be cracked over the head of unsuspecting persons, showering them with confetti that may last for days on their person, or at least for the rest of the day. Thank you Sheila for this great project. Similar Posts: how-to: make your own reusable shopping bag | [...]]]> Cascarones are brightly colored confetti filled eggs that are meant to be cracked over the head of unsuspecting persons, showering them with confetti that may last for days on their person, or at least for the rest of the day. Thank you Sheila for this great project.

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]]> http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/make-your-own-cascarones/feed/ 0 http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/make-your-own-cascarones/ in process at the whipup flickr pool http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/4QFw0Oufsxg/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/in-process-at-the-whipup-flickr-pool/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:11:50 +0000 kath_red http://whipup.net/?p=14169 I love looking at how people make – the process behind the finished product is so fascinating to me – here is some progress shots in the whipup flickr pool – would love you to add your process/progress shots to the pool. 1. wip: napoleon vest, 2. wip – stitch it project, 3. WIP Moody Blues [...]]]> I love looking at how people make – the process behind the finished product is so fascinating to me – here is some progress shots in the whipup flickr pool – would love you to add your process/progress shots to the pool.

1. wip: napoleon vest, 2. wip – stitch it project, 3. WIP Moody Blues Felted Pouch, 4. YIP 365.192 :: Supersize shoo fly wip , 5. Tangled Yoke Sleeve, 6. wip, 7. Grannies, 8. textures, 9. ::making progress….one stitch at a time…::, 10. Embroidery work in progress, 11. work in progress- pillow in love, 12. finishing the cat-fox, 13. My creative space…, 14. buried, 15. i love to make things, 16. autumn Similar Posts:

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]]> http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/in-process-at-the-whipup-flickr-pool/feed/ 4 http://whipup.net/2010/03/16/in-process-at-the-whipup-flickr-pool/ book: design it, knit it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/HZmJazB2zdQ/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/15/book-design-it-knit-it/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:38:52 +0000 contributor http://whipup.net/?p=14207 Design It, Knit It: Secrets from the Designer’s Studio by Debbie Bliss. Sixth&Spring Books; Spi edition (June 2, 2009). Reviewed by: Kate is a busy mother of four with many craft projects on the go, including, but not limited to, crochet, knitting, sewing, dyeing, paper making, spinning, felting and bookbinding. Kate has challenges in the areas [...]]]>

Design It, Knit It: Secrets from the Designer’s Studio by Debbie Bliss. Sixth&Spring Books; Spi edition (June 2, 2009).

Reviewed by: Kate is a busy mother of four with many craft projects on the go, including, but not limited to, crochet, knitting, sewing, dyeing, paper making, spinning, felting and bookbinding. Kate has challenges in the areas of finishing things, saying no and craft supplies storage. She also has a very very patient and tolerant husband.

Reading this book, I feel as if I have been invited over to Debbie’s place, I am in her studio looking over her shoulder while she is deep in the designing process of her knitting patterns and yarn colours. In this book she imparts gems of wisdom, in chapters about designing for the body; with colour, with texture, for kids, and designing with details. In each chapter Debbie explains her ideas on what kinds of elements she considers when designing patterns, this is then followed by three patterns demonstrating her ideas, each with a little explanation of the design features included in the pattern.

The last chapter, rather helpful for would be designers or just those who like to alter a little here and there, is a design workbook, with blank basic garment shapes for you to colour and fill with stitch details, to suit your own body shape. This section also includes knitters graph paper, and a stitch gauge.

This book is less a comprehensive ‘how-to’, and more a ‘This Is A Glimpse Of How I Do It’ – and I think that it would be difficult for a new designer to use this as a design or knitwear primer. However in addition to the projects, this book does offer some interesting insights from a leader in hand-knit design. (Naturally all the projects feature Debbie Bliss Yarns – delicious but not so easy to always get hold of – and expensive.) The book itself is hardcover and spiral bound, my favourite combination! The feel of the book, the patterns, and the colour of the yarns, as with all Debbie Bliss products, are calming, classic and smooth.Similar Posts:

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]]> http://whipup.net/2010/03/15/book-design-it-knit-it/feed/ 1 http://whipup.net/2010/03/15/book-design-it-knit-it/ crochet alphabet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/LdKOERX9GwU/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/15/crochet-alphabet/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:21:20 +0000 kath_red http://whipup.net/?p=14197

How to make your own crochet alphabet – thanks PhyllisSimilar Posts:

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]]> http://whipup.net/2010/03/15/crochet-alphabet/feed/ 0 http://whipup.net/2010/03/15/crochet-alphabet/ to voile or not? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhipUp/~3/ATiXqWWEDy0/ http://whipup.net/2010/03/15/to-voile-or-not/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:15:00 +0000 craftapalooza http://whipup.net/2010/03/15/to-voile-or-not/ Anna Marie writes a great post on “why voile”, everything from quilting with it, to washing, sewing, interfacing, durability and cost. Link to post. Similar Posts: to wash or not to wash? | How to Go to Craft College | I want to hear your stories of community quilting | table cloth (or cheaters quilt) | roundup: [...]]]> Anna Marie writes a great post on “why voile”, everything from quilting with it, to washing, sewing, interfacing, durability and cost. Link to post.

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