Monday, February 10, 2014

A Trip Along the Crafter-Net

Although they may have had to leave behind all those patterns and books, full-time RVers do not want to leave their creativity behind. In fact, many have more time available for projects.    Don't worry -- take a trip along the Crafter-Net to find projects easily completed on the road.  The links below will take you to a myriad of crafting sites for fiber arts, quilting, jewelry making and general crafts of all kind.  The last links will help you save and organize your craft patterns and information.  Computer files weigh a lot less than all those books!

PS.  I've decided to keep this updated with my fabulous finds so check back often at http://traveling-with-technology.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-trip-along-crafter-net.html .  This link will get you right to the craft link page so bookmark it.  *** indicates one of my favorites!

Blogs


Blogs are online newsletters written by ordinary people or companies.  Here you can find new projects, tips, and all kinds of ideas.  Sometimes you can sign up to get the blogs in your mailbox or just visit them as you wish.

Sew What’s New  http://sew-whats-new.com/





Crochet

Yarnspirations
Free patterns from Paton, Sugar and Cream, Bernat and Caron Companies.  You can purchase yarn from here, too. http://www.yarnspirations.com/


Lion Brand Yarn http://www.lionbrand.com/


All Free Crochet  http://www.allfreecrochet.com/

Free Crochet Patterns from CrochetMe Lots of free e-books.
 http://www.crochetme.com/media/g/free-patterns/default.aspx?PageIndex=1

All Free Afghan Patterns http://www.allfreecrochetafghanpatterns.com
 
 
Knitting


Knitting Pattern Central http://knittingpatterncentral.com/

All Free Crafts – Knitting http://www.allfreecrafts.com/knitting/



 
General Crafts

Martha Stewart Crafts and Décor  http://www.marthastewart.com/




Curious How-to lessons http://curious.com/lessons/Crafting




 
 

Jewelry Making





Newsletters

Fav Craft Newsletters Sign Up http://www.favecrafts.com/section/subctr  Click here to start your subscription to any or all of the newsletters below.

These e-newsletters come to your mailbox once a week to once a day containing links to many different crafts and categories.  You can choose your craft.           


101 Days of Holiday Recipes & Crafts
Bling Buzz from AllFreeJewelryMaking.com        
Cheap Eats and Thrifty Crafts .
Crafty Christmas Ideas from AllFreeChristmasCrafts.com
Crafty Kid Creations from AllFreeKidsCrafts.com      
The Paper Post from AllFreePaperCrafts.com 
Create and Celebrate from AllFreeHolidayCrafts        
Creative Income from FaveCrafts.com       
Hooked On Crochet from AllFreeCrochet.com        
Knit Picky Patterns from AllFreeKnitting.com       
Laying It All Out from AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns.com       
Sewing It Up from AllFreeSewing.com   
Piecing it Together from FaveQuilts       
Quick and Crafty from FaveCrafts.com       
The Wedding Planner from AllFreeDIYWeddings.com        
  
Quilting
Free Quilt Patterns from EESchenck www.eeschenck.com
Click on the right menu for Quilts and Projects, then choose Free patterns for many nice free PDF projects.
 
Moda Fabric Company http://www.modabakeshop.com/
 
Robert Kaufman Fabrics and Patterns  http://www.robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_patterns/

Quilt Binding Calculator  Need to know how many strips you need to go around that quilt?  Here's the place! New 4/2014

 
Quilting Board –Sign up for Newsletter on right side

Quilt Playground

 

 
Quilt.com  http://quilt.com/Blocks/AlphaBlockList.html

All People Quilt http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/quilt-patterns/small-projects-your-stash

Jelly Roll Patterns and Inspiration http://www.jellyrollfabric.net/Patterns_ep_41-1.html New 4/2014

Quilt Index http://www.quiltindex.org/ 
The Quilt Index is a project of the Michigan State University MuseumMatrix, and Quilt Alliance to preserve images and stories about quilt artists, quilts, and quilting activities and then to make this information searchable and freely accessible for research and education. The Index houses tens of thousands of images and stories of artists and quilts from private and public collections around the world.


Sewing
Coats and Clarks


 
 
Janome Sewing Projects http://content.janome.com/index.cfm/ProjectCenter/Projects

 
Sewing.org  http://www.sewing.org/

 Singer Free Projects http://www.singerco.com/projects
 

Crafts for Grandkids

Spoonful Recipes and Crafts (Disney) http://spoonful.com/



Canon Printable Toys etc. http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/1006/



Coloring Books and Printables. http://krokotak.com/category/printables/
 
  
Stores/Coupons



Joann Fabric http://www.joann.com/



 
Fabric and Crafts Stores Online

 
Fabric Cafe  http://fabriccafe.com/

Fabric.com  https://www.fabric.com/

Connecting Threads  http://www.connectingthreads.com/

 Fat Quarter Shop http://www.fatquartershop.com/
 
Indygo Junction http://www.indygojunction.com/

 
Books

 
Interweave Store http://www.interweavestore.com/

Taunton Store http://www.tauntonstore.com/

Leisure Arts http://www.leisurearts.com/

Landauer Publishing (Good Sales)   http://landauerpub.com/cart.html
       Free Projects  http://landauerpub.com/freequiltingprojects.html
 

Selling Your Crafts

Creative Income Blog and Newsletter  http://creativeincomeblog.com/

 
Videos and How-tos
Curious How-to lessons http://curious.com/lessons/Crafting

You can watch lessons of all kinds.  Simply put your Craft and Project (Crochet flowers) in the search and watch away.  You can also subscribe to “Channels” of certain people who have projects you like and you will be notified each time they add a new video.







 
Organizing your crafting links
This is a online version of all those pattern binders you left behind.  With a bookmarklet on your favorites bar you can easily organize the links to patterns you want to save.
 
Dropbox 
This is an online storage for your files and a way you can share large files.

Print Friendly PDF Converter Very Easy to Use!  Found a pattern online that your would rather save than print?  This site will allow you to save any web page to a PDF file so it can be save on your computer.

Found a pattern online that your would rather save than print?  This site will allow you to save any web page to a PDF file so it can be save on your computer.
 
When you find a picture or idea you like, you can PIN IT to your account and access it anytime you need inspiration.

 
Bonus Tip
Need the text larger or smaller?  Hold down the CTRL key and use the mouse wheel to increase or decrease the text.
 
If you have found this valuable, please comment.  If you have a favorite site, share it on your comment and I will add it to this list.


 

 

 

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