Needlecrafts
Kids love getting small gifts in their stocking for Christmas. The tradition is for each child, and sometimes each member of the family, to have a personalized Christmas stocking near the Christmas tree. It doesn't get much more personalized than making your own Christmas stocking from scratch, so here's a good holiday crafts project for the little ones!
Make Silk, Satin or Ribbon Roses
Begin with one long piece of ribbon or fabric. Make it about 8 inches long. If it is shorter, it is harder to work with, and if it is longer, there will be far more ribbon than is required for a rose. Although, it doesn't matter in the end, because it is possible to make it out of as much or as little material as you would like, as long as you are patient and nimble at working with your hands.
Note the color arrangements in the diagram above. For this tutorial the steps are illustrated in "paint" colors. They show each half as a different color: One as red, and one as aqua. These colors are just to assist the demonstration for this tutorial - your ribbon will be one color obviously.
Hold the ribbon at a 90 degree angle so that it has a corner halfway through the ribbon (step one). Step one begins by folding the aqua half over the red half, and pulling it down horizontally.
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A crochet hook on both ends of a 10" or 14" shaft for special crochet stitch techniques. Like other Silvalume products, these needles are anodized aluminum which is dyed to soft pastel shades.
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A crochet hook on both ends of a 10" or 14" shaft for special crochet stitch techniques. Like other Silvalume products, these needles are anodized aluminum which is dyed to soft pastel shades.
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Your selection consists of long needle in a variety of thickness sizes. The Susan Bates needle has Teflon coating, which makes stitches glide.
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