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Paint the Color Scheme
How to use hardware-store paint chips in your crafting room.
Little Shop, Little Shop of Notions
You can get unique and hard-to-find notions on the cheap at your local thrift store.
On a Roll with Trim
A clever way to organize by-the-yard notions such as trims, ribbons and elastics.
Out of the Way, Bulky Garments!
A smart reader shares her secret for keeping bulky items in check at the sewing machine.
Threads Fitting DVD Series
Achieving that perfect fit is a snap with this essential DVD collection.
Tie the Knot with your Thread
Make a truly strong knot to anchor your hand-sewing.
Double Your Buttons, Double Your Fun
Have you ever considered the "wrong" sides of your buttons?
Tips to Thread By
How to match thread strength to fabric weight and other stringy situations to keep in mind when selecting thread.
No-look Pincushion
The easiest pincushion you'll ever use.
Threads on Edge
An ingenious way to store errant spools of thread.
Buttonholes in Tweedy Fabrics
Tweed fabrics can be difficult to match to a thread color—you don't want the stitching to stand out too much. Here's how one reader solved the problem.
Traveling Companion
An ingenious traveling solution for taking your sewing on a flight but leaving contraband scissors at home.
Spice Up Your Notions
A spicy-smart way to store buttons, baubles and more in your sewing or crafting area.
Have You Seen My Glasses?
A great new use for an old eyeglasses case.
Save a Thread, Thread a Needle
Save yourself time and thread with this crafty solution for errant lengths of string.
Light the Way to Perfect Pattern Tracing
A clever crafter's homegrown solution to expensive lighting tables.
Snaggle Tooth, No Thank You!
Try this better way to snip thread than the tried-and-true method many seamsters use.
Love those labels!
Create custom labels with ribbon and a metallic ink pen.
Sew Scientific
A drool-worthy way to make threading a needle easier.
What Do Film Canisters and Sand Have in Common?
Patterns are typically flimsy affairs that have a way of shifting around at precisely the wrong moment. Here's how to keep them in place.
My Visit with Audrey Hepburn
check out our editor Judith Neukam's encounter with Audrey Hepburn's custom dressform. What a day for a fan of movies and sewing!
Serving Up Sewing
A great tip for keeping small notions close to your sewing machine.
On Pins and Needles
Keep notoriously easy-to-lose notions under control.
Hairspray: Not Just for Prom
An intriguing new use for hairspray at the crafting or sewing table.
Little Black Book Gone Crafty
A cute and crafty way to display phone numbers and other important bits of information.
Soup's Up!
An ironing technique for getting into tiny spots that you can eat with a spoon.
Lipstick? Nah, it's a Pin-Stick
Passers-by might wonder why you need to primp in your sewing room but you'll know a craftier use for that empty lipstick tube.
Fit to be Tied
Self-belts can be slippery little guys - here's how to keep your silky belts in place.
Bye, Bye Lint
Try using a dry kitchen sponge to remove lint.
Thread Medicine
Make a thread cutter from a floss dispenser and a pill bottle.
All Buckled Up
Use gold leaf to turn an everyday belt buckle into gold.
Iron off!
Try using a lamp to remind yourself to shut off the iron.
The Nose Knows
Learn how to use your nose to figure out the right side of your fabric.
Create a Tech-Savvy Pattern Library
Use digital photos as a quick way to organize your pattern collection digitally.
Instant Fit Check
Trace your shoulder slope onto the back of your cutting mat to keep it handy when adjusting new patterns.
Dress Barbie, Dress Yourself
Sew a mini muslin to try out your pattern instructions.
Round Up Those Beads
Use flat tin containers and double sided tape to organize beads by color.
Make Your Own Tags
Use scrap pieces of interfacing to record pattern information and washing instructions on a small tag.
Sewing in Circles
Use the top to a vitamin bottle or mint tin to make sewing circles easy.
Mini Design Boards
Create design boards to test fabric combinations and easily transport them while shopping.
Pipe Cleaners Clean More than Pipes
Pipe cleaners bring you back to craft projects of your childhood, but they can also be used as helpful tools.
Bobbins and Spools: For Better or Worse
Use a rubber band to pair a bobbin with its matching spool of thread.
De-gunk Your Hoops
Here is a really good tip for cleaning your machine-embroidery hoops if you use spray adhesives.
Fleece Fluff All a-Flutter
Use safety pins and and fabric-softener to remove loose fluff when cutting fleece.
Dear Diary…
Create a sewing diary to keep track of projects for future reference.
A Leg Up on Sewing
Use a footstool to reduce back pain while at your cutting table.
Get All Your Buttons in a Row
Transparent tape helps keep buttons in line.
Egg-static Pin Control
If you are having trouble keeping track of your pins, try using an egg cup to cut down on clutter.
Supermarket Storage? Who Knew?
Free trays from the supermarket help to organize your sewing supplies.
Little Faces
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Paper Crafters Meet Your New BFF: The Scor-Pal
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Bugknits Miniature Knitting
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