Lessons + Tutorials

Crochet

How to Double Crochet - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Work with Eyelash Yarn without Crying, Swearing, or Throwing Away Your Crochet Hooks - video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Crochet Stripes with Minimal Jog - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Make a Pompom Tail (and attach it to amigurumi) - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Slip Stitch - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Chain - an easy video tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Crochet an Oval for Amigurumi - two methods from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Stitch Up Those Last Few Amigurumi Rounds - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Increase (single crochet) - a video from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Crochet the Second Round on Amigurumi - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Single Crochet - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
Crochet Tools - everything you need to get started, from Shiny Happy World
How to Crochet Together Two Roun ds Separated by a Foundation Chain - video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Attach Amigurumi Arms and legs with Single Crochet - video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
dark brown crochet cat with black eyes
green crochet project in prgress. Text reads: How to Crochet Standing Legs with No Hole
Sloppy Slip Knot - the easiest way to start amigurumi
Crochet Sleepy Eyes
Best Practices for Working with Digital Patterns
How to Use a Stitch Marker - from Shiny Happy World
How to Count the Number of Stitches in a Round of Crochet - a tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Single Crochet 3 Together - video tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
What Kind of Eyes Should I Use - Tips for choosing eyes for sewn and crocheted softies from Shiny Happy World
Getting an accurate row gauge in crochet
How to Attach a Flattened Piece to Amigurumi - a tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Wiggle Stitch - video tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How (and why) to Crochet through the Back Loop - from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How Much Yarn Do I Need - hoe to calculate it from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
Am I Crocheting Inside Out? - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Crochet a Picot Stitch - tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Find the Second Chain from the Hook - crochet help from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Embroider with Yarn - tips for stitching amigurumi faces from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
Tips for Attaching a Dress to Your Crochet Doll - from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Attach a New Piece of Yarn with Single Crochet - a tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
Simple Wrist Exercises for Knitters and Crocheters - a video from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Join Yarn While Crocheting - with No Knot - a tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Make a Magic Ball Using a Russian Join - a tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
Inserting Craft Eyes through Tick Layers - tips from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Add Felt Eyes to Your Softies - a tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Do Barbershop Striping in Crochet - a tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Attach a Folded Ear to Two Rounds - tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Crochet Standing Legs in an Amigurumi - video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
4 Tips for Crocheting Giant Amigurumi - from Shiny Happy World
Tips for Crocheting Teeny Tiny Antennae - from Shiny Happy World
How to Work the Bottom Side of a Foundation Chain - a video tutorial
How to Attach a Folded Ear to Amigurumi - a tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
Tips for Stuffing Amigurumi - from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Attach Limbs to Amigurumi - tutorial from Shiny Happy World & FreshStiches
How to Fasten Off Amigurumi Pieces - tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Change Colors in Single Crochet - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Calculate Yarn Length from Weight - tips from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Give Your Amigurumi a Shapely Neck - tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Attach Flat Spots to Amigurumi Using Running Stitch - a tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Use a Ball Winder - a video from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Tie a Knot in Amigurumi - a tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
What to Do When You Find a Knot in Your Yarn - tips from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Read a Crochet Pattern - from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
crochet own stuffed animal
NEW! Super Easy Magic Ring for Starting Amigurumi - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World and FreshStitches
How to Remove Safety Eyes - from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
Which Loop Do You Use When Attaching Amigurumi Pieces? - tips from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
Using a Nostepinne Replacement to Make a Center-Pull Yarn Ball - tutorial from FreshStitches and Shiny Happy World
How to Keep Stuffing from Showing through Amigurumi - tips from Shiny Happy World
crochet hooks in various sizes

Embroidery

How to Make a Quilt Label - tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Free Embroidery Files for Machine-Stitched Eyes - from Shiny Happy World
Best Practices for Working with Digital Patterns
How to Frame Embroidery - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Fabric glue sticks are handy!
How to Machine Stitch Eyes
Freezer paper, Sulky Sticky Fabri-solvy or Fusible Adhesive? Which product do I use when?
sample of backstitched chain stitch - hand embroidery
How to Do Turkey Work Embroidery - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Cat and Dog Stamped Cross Stitch Panels
Cat and Dog Stamped Cross Stitch Panels
How to Hide the Messy Back of a Hooped Embroidery Piece - a tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Zen Stitching - How to Embroider a Mandala with No Pattern (Shiny Happy World)
How to Stitch a Smile on a Finished Softie - video
How to Iron Embroidery (without smooshing the stitches) - video
Make a Pretty Pendant with these Easy to Use Frames - a video tutorial
Why the right embroidery stabilizer is like a good bra - plus help choosing the right thing for your needs
How to Blanket Stitch with No Knots - video
How to Embroider U-Stitch - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Stem Stitch - video
How to Embroider with No Knots - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Embroider on Quilts
How Many Strands of Embroidery Thread Should I Use?
How to Transfer and Stabilize an Embroidery Pattern - with my very favorite product, Sulky Sticky Fabri-solvy
How to Enlarge or Reduce a Digital Pattern
What are the different kinds of sewing needles?
Tips and Tricks for Embroidering Felt
How to Embroider the Hem of a Knit Skirt - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Mend a Tear around a Pocket - a tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Frame Embroidery in a Hoop - without using glue - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Embroider with Glow in the Dark Thread - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to tie off the tail of your thread on the back of your embroidery - video tutorial
How to Embroider on Paper - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Stitch Fly Stitch - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Couch with Satin Stitch - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Couch - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Mend with Fun Patches - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Cross Stitch - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Embroider whipped backstitch or running stitch - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Sew Threaded Backstitch or Running Stitch - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Stitch French Knots with Stems - video tutorial
How to Seed Stitch - embroidery video
Embroidery + applique - a tutorial
How to Use Colored Pencils to Tint Embroidery - video
How to Satin Stitch Points - a video tutorial
How to Stitch a French Knot - embroidery video
How to Stitch a Lazy Daisy - embroidery video
how to chain stitch - video tutorial
My No-Longer-Top-Secret-Method for Embroidering Eyes
How to Split Stitch
How to Backstitch - video tutorial
How to Embroider Running Stitch - a video tutorial
How to tie a sewing knot - a video showing the super easy knot I use in the tail of my thread for all hand sewing.
How to Transfer Embroidery Patterns - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World showing three different methods
Yes! you can do hand embroidery on knit fabric like T-shirts. This video shows how. :-)

Sewing

close-up photo of a clear plastic applique foot. Text reads: Sewing Machine Feet
How to Give Your Softe Stand-Up ears That Are Still Soft - a tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Joining Strips with a Diagonal Seam - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
dark brown crochet cat with black eyes
How to Add a Zipper to a Pillow Back - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Teaching Kids to Sew - a video lesson from Shiny Happy World
Free Embroidery Files for Machine-Stitched Eyes - from Shiny Happy World
Best Practices for Working with Digital Patterns
Fun Faux Fur Makes Extra Awesome Rag Doll Hair - tips from Shiny Happy World
Make Your Own Laminated Fabric
Do You Need to Prewash Your Fabric?
Using Stretchy Knit Fabrics to Make a Rag Doll - Tips from Shiny Happy World
How to Add an Opening for Wagging Tails - a tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Use stretchy knit fabric to make extra soft stuffed animals - tips and tricks from Shiny Happy World
How to Machine Stitch Eyes
How to Join Pattern Pieces
What Kind of Eyes Should I Use - Tips for choosing eyes for sewn and crocheted softies from Shiny Happy World
How to Sew Boxed Corners - video
How to Make a Topsy Turvy Doll from Any Rag Doll Pattern - a free tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Tips and Tricks for Working with Cuddle Fleece - from Shiny Happy World
An easy tip showing my favorite way to transfer those dots on the pattern making the position of the eyes.
How to Sew a Button Joint - an easy video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Playing with Thread Weight
How to Stitch a Smile on a Finished Softie - video
Using Safety Eyes with Woven Fabric
How to Sew a Dart - video
An Experiment with Fabric Grain - two elephants from Shiny Happy World
How to Give Your Softies Flat Feet and Flat Bottoms
How to macrame - video
How to Appliqué onto Fake Fur - video
Intro to Working with faux fur fabric - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Embed Rickrack in a Seam - video
Tips and Tricks for Working with Fleece - video
How to Miter Corners with Double Fold Bias Tape - tutorial from Shiny Happy World
What are the different kinds of sewing needles?
How to Add a Crochet Edge to Anything - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Add Ruffles to a Knit Skirt - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
One Technique One Kajillion Costumes - No Pattern Needed - video
How to sew a Zipper in a Seam - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Use Hammer-On Snaps - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
10 Tips for Sewing with Kids from Shiny Happy World
How to Use Elastic in a Casing - video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Gather Fabric - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Topstitch and Edgestitch - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Sew an Exposed Zipper - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Sew Napped Fabrics - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to sew Stretch Fabrics on a Regular Sewing Machine - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Using Buttons for Softie Eyes
How to Turn a Tube of Fabric Right Side Out - video tutorial
How to Sew and Clip Curves
How to Ladder Stitch - video tutorial
How to Stuff a Softie - video
how to attach parts to softies
How to Whipstitch
How to Use a Seam Ripper
How to Hem - video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Sew a Straight Line and Turn Corners - a video tutorial
How to Sew without a Machine
How to tie a sewing knot - a video showing the super easy knot I use in the tail of my thread for all hand sewing.
Pattern cutting basics - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Best Steam Iron - How to use and Maintain It
How to Choose Fabric for Beginners
Easy Sewing Machine Maintenance - a video from Shiny Happy World
Basic Sewing Tools
Choosing a Sewing Machine for Beginners - a video from Shiny Happy World

Felt

Make a Felt Garland using any Christmas ornament pattern - a tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Everything You Need to KNow about Working with Felt - tips and tricks from Shiny Happy World
Free ABC Pattern and Instructions to Personalize the Back of a Felt Ornament
Best Practices for Working with Digital Patterns
Fabric glue sticks are handy!
Freezer paper, Sulky Sticky Fabri-solvy or Fusible Adhesive? Which product do I use when?
How to Do Turkey Work Embroidery - a video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
How to Applique with Whipstitch - video
Everything You Need to Know about Sulky Sticky Fabri-solvy - one of my very favorite supplies
How to Sew a Button Joint - an easy video tutorial from Shiny Happy World
Does Sulky Sticky Fabri-solvy work on wool felt? YES! It's fabulous!
How to Attach Arms to a Felt Softie - video
How to Give Your Softies Flat Feet and Flat Bottoms
How to Whipstitch Felt Edges - video
How to Blanket Stitch with No Knots - video
Wool Blend Felt - and two great products to use with it - video
What are the different kinds of sewing needles?
Tips and Tricks for Embroidering Felt
How to tie a sewing knot - a video showing the super easy knot I use in the tail of my thread for all hand sewing.
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