Chhaya Mehrotra Blog

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Apr 13 2025

Add Texture & Charm: Create a Large Round Macrame Wall Hanging

Taught by Mexican fiber artist Pluumbago, it covers the fiber emballage technique, which is all about using dyes and wrapped cord to create colorful and unique compositions.

Apr 21 2025

Discover the Best Embroidery Machines for Large Designs: Elevate Your Creativity

If you are actively searching for an embroidery machine that is both compact and has user-friendly options, then we highly recommend you use the Brother PE545 Embroidery Machine.

Apr 26 2025

Sew Your Own Large Tote Bag: A Step-by-Step Guide

If you can find a long enough zipper with two pulls, you can use the second pull with the leftover tape for another project or cut the extra long piece of zipper in half and put the two pieces together with a zipper pull to make a 24 25 long handbag zipper.

Apr 28 2025

Keep Your Embroidery Supplies Organized with a Large Floss Organizer

Love your ideas but I use a tackle box for one set of floss, a set of four binders with stitch bows and their binder pages for my second set of floss and a bread box with zip lock bags separated into the numbers ie 100, 200, 300 etc for my third set of floss.

Apr 29 2025

Crochet a Large Heart: A Perfect Gift for Any Occasion

With over a decade of experience in knitting and crochet, she has been featured in prominent publications like The New York Times, Scientific American, Good Housekeeping, Vox, Apartment Therapy, and Lifehacker.

Apr 30 2025

Discover the Charm of Hand Carved Wooden Bowls: A Guide to Styles and Care

Different cultures have their unique styles and methods of bowl carving, reflecting their traditions and values through the intricate designs and patterns carved into the wood.

Apr 30 2025

Free Crochet Pattern: Large Butterfly

Row 3 CC Join w a sc between ch-3 1st dc of Row 2 See Photo C below , ch 1, 5 dc, ch 3, sl st in 1st ch, 5 dc in ch-3 sp from row 2, sl st between dcs from previous row See Photo D below work from to 3 times, 5 dc, ch 3, sl st in 1st ch, 5 dc in ch-3 sp from previous row, ch 1, sc between last dc ch-3 from previous row See Photo E below.

May 2 2025

Create a Giant Crochet Snowman for the Holidays: Free Pattern Included

Whether you re looking for a cute figurine, a crochet snowman ornament or even a snowman crochet pattern that can be worked up as a hat, we have patterns you ll love working up this season.

May 2 2025

Crochet a Large and Adorable Cat with this Easy Pattern

Don t miss this opportunity to have some crafting fun and create a keepsake with a free cat crochet pattern that will warm your heart for years to come.

May 4 2025

Embroidery Stitches for Filling Large Areas: Techniques and Tips

You can play around with how close together or far apart you make the horizontal and vertical stitches depending on how dense or open you d like the fill to be.