Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to turn that overflowing box of photos into a memorable family keepsake. Whether you?re just starting out and looking for scrapbooking basics, or you?re looking for truly...
Restoration Fabrics Trims Fabric Yardage Guide Some of the finest fabrics are available on ebay at huge discounts. Your choices range from showroom samples and remnants to full or partial bolts . Categories...
The purpose of this guide is to provide some practical and effective things to do when your sewing machine stopped working. You will be AMAZED at how often sewing machines arrives at the sewing shop when...
QUILT BATTING: Keep these following charts handy when you go to purchase fabric for your next quilt project .EZ2QUILTPRODUCTS Before you figure how much to buy you need to determine what type of batting you...
Button Collecting Tips. Collectible antique buttons are not "just buttons". They are special buttons of a particular age and type and there are several ways to collect and organize them. What follows is a...
The title for this guide actually came from a friend of mine. . .she and I both make jewelry, and I'd been working on a necklace that I told her probably needed Miyuki beads because it wasn't draping the way I...
Are you considering listing an antique or vintage sewing machine with or without the cabinet? Did you find a treadle or electric sewing machine at a yard sale, or did a friend or family member ask you to sell...
What is collectible about sewing buttons? Sewing button collecting is one of America's oldest hobbies and is still florishing today. All kinds of sewing/clothing buttons are collectible including new, vintage...
Painting ceramic bisque is easy and requires no additional firing of the ceramic piece. Besides the piece of bisque you will be painting you will need: Acrylic paint, sold in 2 or 8 ounce bottles (not tubes...
General Identification Guide to Antique Quilts ~ Part 2 This guide continues from General Identification Guide to Antique Quilts ~ Part 1 . Keep in mind that book(s) have been written on each category and this...