Tapestries
Sorensen is an impomptu artist. She creates most of her designs as she weaves. "Sometimes I have to rip them out several times because they aren't quite right, and put in what develops as the right thing," she says. ... [... more]
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Quilting Authors
Carol is joined by her two guests, authors Diana McClun and Laura Nownes. The two quilters write books that explain the quilting process for the beginner and the seasoned artist. They make each quilt that they write ... [... more]
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Applique Story Artist
The Sew Much More cameras focus on Zena Thorpe--and artist who is as colorful as the wall hangings and blankets she creates. This British transplant learned handwork at her mother's knee. Today, she uses that ... [... more]
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Spinning
Stefania Isaacson loves to spin fiber. The Carol Duvall Show camera crew visits as she demonstrates spinning on three different pieces of equipment. Isaacson purchased her first spinning wheel at a garage sale, then ... [... more]
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Contemporary Weavers
The Carol Duvall Show camera crew focuses their cameras on contemporary basket weavers, Polly Harrison and John Garret. Both artists use anything they can get their respective hands on to weave baskets. Garret ... [... more]
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Felt Artist
Lyons scours flea markets for old sweaters, felts the wool, cookie cuts it into shapes, and appliques the felt onto clothing, personal items and home decor using a hem or blanket stitch. The result is colorful and oh ... [... more]
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Navajo Weaving
The Carol Duvall Show camera crew visits traditional Navajo rug weaver Martha Yazzie in Arizona. Yazzie has been weaving all of her life, completing her first rug at the age of 8. She learned the art from her ... [... more]
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Half-Doll Pincushion
To use the half doll as a tassel, you will need a doll that has a hole in the top of the head to put a hanging cord through. To make the tassel skirt, roll up some lampshade fringing and glue the top of it into the ... [... more]
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Needle-Felted Sock Monkey
5. Fold a 60-inch piece of unspun wool in half again and again until it is about as long as the body part of the wire armature. Lay the wool folds on top of the body and begin to wind the brown unspun wool around the ... [... more]
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Hand Woven Table Runner
Christopher Granger always had a passion for the visual arts but struggled to find his medium. After watching a papermaking demonstration a few years back, he was inspired to create crafts made of fiber. ... [... more]
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Fiber Lace Squares
5. Take the entire square to the sewing machine and, starting at one corner, stitch over 1 inch, then make a right turn and stitch a straight line to the ribbon on the opposite side. Make a left turn and stitch about ... [... more]
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Needle-Felted Pillows
Felting is an ancient method of creating a nonwoven fabric by entangling wool fibers so that they become permanently joined. It is thought that ancient nomadic tribesmen discovered felt when they placed layers of ... [... more]
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