My first answer to the question, “How do you make a rag rug loom?” is, “Don’t. Buy one instead.” At least, buy your first loom. Buy, or trade, or borrow, or take a weaving class at your local community college or arts center. Big looms, with moving parts, are serious pieces of craft equipment. Look…
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Crafts Made from Recycled Materials
If you’re looking for ideas for crafts to make from recycled materials, get this book: 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, by Garth Johnson. It is simply the richest source of ideas, per book-dollar or per page, I have found. Read the comments and the reviews about the book; if you’re looking for step-by-step instructions,…
When Anatomy Meets Mythology
We had planned to renovate the bathroom this weekend, and we’re halfway done and wiped out on Sunday morning. Took out the old floor and laid deep blue vinyl tile over the layer under that and removed and replaced the toilet and learned an awful lot about 430 Clear Pro adhesive for vinyl tile. We…