Chhaya Mehrotra Blog

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Apr 14 2025

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Sewing Machine for Beginners

Singer 201K stands among the quietest machines ever made, while modern computerized options won t vibrate off your table during operation, making them very quiet.

Apr 15 2025

Learn to Crochet a Lovey for Beginners: A Simple and Adorable Project

If you ve ever admired intricate colorwork in crochet but felt too intimidated to try it, mosaic crochet patterns might just be your new favorite discovery.

Apr 17 2025

Master the Basics of Knitting with This Guide to Essential Terms

There are many different seaming methods in knitting, but the mattress stitch is by far one of the most popular because it s truly invisible from the right side of your pattern.

Apr 18 2025

Master the Art of Sourdough Bread: Simple Recipes for Beginners

While it is immensely satisfying to build a starter from scratch and subsequently use it to make a beautiful loaf of bread, I am a huge proponent of purchasing one for a few reasons, namely when you purchase a starter, you are guaranteed to have a strong, vigorous starter from the start.

Apr 18 2025

Create a Stunning Macrame Plant Hanger: A Beginner's Guide

Step 4 Take your purple cord, form a cross over the square knot you ve just created, place them behind the two outer white cords and attach them back to the s-hooks.

Apr 21 2025

Unleash Your Creativity: Quilling for Beginners - A Comprehensive Guide

Quilling, the art of rolling, shaping, and gluing strips of paper to create intricate designs, has roots dating back to the Renaissance, when nuns and monks used it to decorate religious items.

Apr 21 2025

Master the Art of Knitting Socks: A Beginner-Friendly Guide to Creating Cozy Feet

It usually involves four decreases in a round, which is worked every other round until half of the stitches have been decreased, then again it s decreased every round until just a few stitches remain.

Apr 22 2025

Embroider Stunning Leaves: A Simple Guide for Beginners with Easy-to-Follow Steps

Cross stitch is a basic stitch that is simple to make, fast to learn, and has various applications in hand embroidery, sewing by hand, mending, and other needlework techniques.

Apr 23 2025

Embroidery for Beginners: Learn Basic Stitches and Patterns

From there, expand your stitch knowledge and practice the 15 stitches every embroiderer should know, and you ll go from beginner to intermediate stitcher in no time.

Apr 23 2025

Get Started with Wood Carving: Beginner-Friendly Projects & Techniques

This IMOTECHOM 10 Piece Chisel Set is an excellent choice because you get a good range of sizes and it also comes with a sharpening stone and honing guide, so you can learn how to take care of your chisels properly.