Discover the joy that sketching can offer and see how a regular a sketchbook practice can improve your skills by leaps and bounds! Your instructor, sketch artist Paul Heaston, provides an overview of his favorite sketchbook and media choices so you can choose the materials that motivate and inspire you. Once you’ve become familiar with the materials, Paul guides you through a variety of contour drawing exercises that will loosen up your drawing hand and spark your desire to make your creative ideas come to life!
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Fillings for Doughnuts & Pastries
Add another flavor dimension to your doughnuts with a variety of fillings including a summery strawberry jam, a delicate vanilla bean custard, bright and smooth lemon curd and a silky sweet mascarpone filling. First, Jenny steps you though creating a stovetop strawberry jam made from fresh strawberries. Her recipe is perfectly thickened with natural pectin…
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Crocheted Earrings
Make simple and elegant earrings and see how different yarns can change their look. Crochet designer Linda Permann’s instructions include how to add earring wires. In this video, Linda demonstrates how to make these cute earrings using a worsted weight yarn. She notes that these earrings can also easily be made with a small crochet…
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Neat Edges & Flawless Joins for Perfect Crochet
Crochet artist Linda Permann shows you how to straighten out edges, replace missing stitches, link stitches to eliminate gaps while working flat or in the round, as well as how to create flawless, even edgings in this video. To begin, Linda discusses how to fix the side edges of a crochet fabric. If the fabric…
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Labels & Hanging Sleeves for Quilts
Quilt designer Kelly Ashton discusses the importance of labeling your quilts. She discusses what information to include and explains how to create a variety of quilt labels. She’ll also show you how to install a temporary or permanent sleeve to hang your quilt; it’s easier than you might think!
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