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Annette and Chris, a mother/daughter team, have brought you craft projects and tutorials through this site for over 20 years! We know what you want because we're crafters, too!
We offer our visitors the opportunity to learn a new craft or to enhance one they already know. At Needlepointers.com, you'll find hints, tips, suggestions and information on a wide variety of crafts, including:
We update Needlepointers.com regularly and publish new videos each week, so keep coming back often.
Look for our recent videos below and if you are interested in a specific craft, sewing or needlework category, look above for links to our department pages. Each departement will have a listing of recent videos on that topic. Departments also include many topics related to that craft where you can find many links to free projects, tutorials and more.
Happy crafting!
Trending this Week
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These fabric snowflakes are wonderful decor for your house this winter. This video and photo tutorial shows how to make a no-sew fabric snowflake.
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Learn how to make the loop yarn criss-cross stitch with this video and photo tutorial. Loop yarn is a finger knitting yarn and you can knit without needles.
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Learn how to make a fidget quilt with our free video and photo tutorial. A fidget quilt is a lap quilt which helps provide stimulation for the fidgeting hands.
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DIY American Girl Doll Skirt Free tutorial. This shows you how to make an easy sewn skirt for your doll. No pattern required.
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This Fold and Stitch Wreath can be used as a wall hanging or candle table topper. It's made with a pattern from Poorhouse Quilt Designs.
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This video shows how to sew a table runner in less than an hour. Make this quick 4 seam table runner as a gift!
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How to make an Easter Loop Yarn Wreath
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Kids will love making this sock puppet. All they need is a sock and some basic things around the house.
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Make Your Own Placemats! The "Inside Out Mats" by Poorhouse Quilt Designs is a reversible, fun, quick fabric placemat pattern.
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How to make a rug using a spool knitter (spool knitting cord). Our tutorial will show how to make a spool knitted rug.
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Learn how to make a loopy bath rug from the new loop yarn with our loopy yarn stitch! This makes a super soft bath rug.
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This tutorial demonstrates how to bind off your project with the new looped yarn. This looped yarn allows you to knit without needles.
Helpful Tips
Foundation Piecing - Needle Tip - Foundation piecing is also known as paper piecing. For a useful tip, use a tiny stitch length (12 - 16 stitches per inch) and a larger needle (90/14). The paper will be easier to tear away from the assembled blocks.
Needlepointers.com Staff
Recent Videos and Tutorials
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This cute holiday wreath is a great way to recycle old Christmas cards.
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This tutorial shows how to finish the edges of a quilt, wall hanging, table runner, placemat, and other quilt projects using a traditional binding method.
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A common method of increasing stitches in knitting is the M1. Here are an excellent video and photo tutorial on how to Make 1 Right and Make 1 Left increase.
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The backstitch is a basic outline stitch used in hand embroidery and cross stitch. This backstitch tutorial will help you master this embroidery stitch.
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I Spy Quilts are the perfect interactive quilt for toddlers. With this free pattern sew up a cute I Spy quilt using a panel from Robert Kaufman Fabric.
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Learn to make a themed mug rug from a jelly roll of fabric with our free pattern. Our honeybee themed mug rugs are quick, easy and fun to make.
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Anyone can make this finger knitted scarf using this super easy loop yarn pattern. This Bernat Alize Blanket-ez scarf pattern can be made in less than two hours
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Hand embroider snowmen with these free patterns. Make them into a wall hanging, placemat, potholder, table runner, and Christmas tree ornaments.
Free Items of the Week
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Crochet
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Burr! It's cool outside. Keep ears toasty with a crochet earflap hat in Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable. This free pattern comes in adult size.
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Yarnspirations
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Keep your hands cozy on a chilly day with these fingerless gloves. The gloves help to keep a large portion of your hand warm while giving your fingers more freedom.
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Dabbles and Babbles
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Learn how to make a pretty door hanger using a purchased wooden heart and crocheted roses.
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General Crafts
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The traditional Valentine’s Day candy, conversation hearts are popular so why not incorporate them into holiday decorations by making a candy heart wreath.
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Learn how to make an easy mesh wreath.
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The Wreath Depot
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Kids Corner
This friendship bracelet creates an interesting twisted design. By using different colors of thread a colorful the bracelet will have some pizzazz.
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Design Dazzle
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Learn how to decorate a store purchased wooden heart for Valentine's Day using white paint and pencil eraser. If you cannot find a wooden heart at the craft store, you can always cut a heart from a foam sheet and use the same process to decorate. This is a fun, simple project for kids.
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Knitting
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Learn how to make a heart pillow with loop yarn by watching our video tutorial and reading our step-by-step photo tutorial. Our free pattern is included with a chart. This is a fun, cute knitting project. No knitting needles required, just your fingers.
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Sewing
Learn how to make quick and easy fabric book marks. A gift-giving and stocking stuffer idea.
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Quilters Candy
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