Community Craft Corner - Amanda Fisher

Community Craft Corner

Learning a new craft doesn't require talent - all you need is persistence, a good teacher and people to share you new passion with. Enter iVillage UK's new Community Craft Corner! Get crafty, learn the art of crochet with our Community Leader and blogger Amanda Fisher and share your creations on the message boards.

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Mar 19

Easy Easter craft idea for the whole family

Easter has crept up on me this year, perhaps due to it being quite early, but also perhaps because I am a working mother of an active 18-month-old and so finding time for quality crafting is quite a challenge! So with Easter just around the corner, my mind began to flit between all the ideas I had...

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Jan 30

Valentine's Paper Heart Bunting

Are you looking for a quick and easy, yet different way of showing your loved one how much they mean to you this year? Do you want something that will cheer up your home as well as your partner? Well why not try making some of this super easy paper heart bunting? You will need: A variety of...

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Dec 05

Best of the web: Christmas Crafts

It's December and that can only mean one thing: Christmas Crafts!! As there are so many opportunities for handmade items at this time of year, from decorations to last minute gifts, I thought I would do another 'Best of the Web' showcase, rather than trying to cover everything myself....

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Oct 05

Best of the Web: Halloween Crafts

Well, it’s officially autumn and that can mean only one thing for us crafters: holidays! In the coming months we have Halloween, Guy Fawkes, Advent and Christmas to look forward to. So there are plenty of occasions to inspire those creative juices and get you crafting. But where do you begin...

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Sep 17

Understanding crochet patterns

As autumn approaches, bringing lots of celebrations with it (Halloween, Guy Fawkes, Christmas!) I’m going to be focussing on ways to incorporate crafts into these holidays over the coming months. But before I do I want to complete the 'crochet basics' that I began the blog with, so...

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Aug 01

The challenges of learning a new craft

This month I wanted to talk about the challenges of learning a new craft, because I know how frustrating and tedious it can be at times when you try something over and over again but it just doesn’t seem to work. Whatever craft you choose, there will always be quite a steep learning curve at...

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Jul 16

Treble Crochet

Either create a starting chain (see chain stitch and double crochet video) or work into the previous row on a project and follow these instructions: 1. Bring your yarn over (yo) the hook. 2. Insert the hook into the 4th chain...

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Jun 25

Enter the world of Digital Crafting

This week I want to introduce you to the world of Digital Crafting. This is an increasingly popular craft, enabling you to create a wide range of items including cards, scrapbooks, and digital photobooks all in the comfort of your own home and on your own PC. I was lucky enough to recently chat to...

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Jun 15

Mastering the tension square

In my previos blog entry I mentioned checking your gauge once you finish your tension square. A tension square can be made to any size, but for the purpose of this pattern I worked a square of 32 stitches across and 40 rows down. Don’t forget that to do this you need to start by making 33...

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Apr 20

Chain stitch and double crochet

This week I am bringing you a new video to teach you two very basic crochet stitches, so I hope you managed to visit your local craft store to buy a hook and some yarn. The stitches covered in the video are chain stitch and double crochet. I wanted to repeat the instructions for these in writing,...

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