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GENTLEMAN CRAFTER

Official Blog of Arts and Crafts Enthusiast, John Bloodworth

Author: John - Gentleman Crafter

A creative enthusiast for over 30 years, now completing a year long creative challenge in aid of Mind, the charity for better mental health. Previously a television producer and now a guest demonstrator at Create and Craft TV in the UK. The concept creator and organiser of the All Counties Craft Challenge which raised £24,000 for Mind, a registered mental health charity. Now, designing my own range of products.

Scan N Cut Saturday – Clarifying Copyright for Scan N Cut Users

May 21, 2022May 1, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

Just a quick one to help clarify copyright for Scan N Cut users as there seems to be a lot of confusion out in the world right now…

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Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing 20 – Star 3

May 20, 2022April 29, 2022 John - Gentleman CrafterLeave a comment

Challenging yet stunning. That’s how I’d describe this sectionalised 4-patch star block.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 20

May 19, 2022April 24, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Ready for your weekly Card Sketch Challenge?

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Folding Star Card SVG Cut File Set – General Release

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

Very excited to let you know that the folding star card SVG cut file set is now available on general release!

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3D Owl Gift Box SVG Cut File Set – Early Release

May 16, 2022May 9, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Beyond excited to be releasing a new SVG cut file set to my Creative Fabrica Fans Page today!

This one was inspired by a “fans” poll about favourite places to be – which turned out to be countryside/woodland.

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The ATC of Mindfulness 20 – Free Download to Colour In

May 16, 2022April 23, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

It’ll soon be time to wrap up this series but for now, here is this week’s dose of colouring calm.

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Adventures In Machine Embroidery 2022 Part 19

May 15, 2022April 22, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter4 Comments

Bee-broidery is a thing! No, no it’s not. But I think I am going to make it BEE a thing! Yeesh, thankfully there are no more of these rubbish puns in this week’s adventure in machine embroidery.

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Scan N Cut Saturday – Print to Cut Alternative for CM and SDX Owners

May 14, 2022April 19, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter6 Comments

This week I have put together a video showing how to create a printable sheet with alignment guides in Microsoft Word that can then be used to generate cutting lines in Canvas Workspace and then aligned in your Scan N Cut machine – whether it is a CM or SDX model.

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Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing 19 – Star 2

May 13, 2022April 29, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

It’s time to get our stitch on with this week’s Foundation Paper Piecing block.

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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 19

May 12, 2022April 24, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter3 Comments

Ready for your weekly Card Sketch Challenge?

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Pop Up Box Card Cut File Set – General Release

May 11, 2022May 10, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

Very excited to be releasing the pop up gift box creative card base to my Creative Fabrica Store today!

This card features an internal pop up decorative gift box and is super easy to put together.

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New Cut, Draw and More SVG File Set – Early Release

May 9, 2022May 4, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter2 Comments

Very excited to be releasing a new Cut, Draw and More file set on my Creative Fabrica Fans Page today!

This set includes three variations of the same mandala design. A single layered complete mandala, a multi layered (think decoupage) version and then a split version that you could put a sentiment or name in the middle of.

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The ATC of Mindfulness 19 – Free Download to Colour In

May 9, 2022April 23, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

Time to crack out the pencils again…

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Adventures In Machine Embroidery 2022 Part 18

May 8, 2022April 21, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter1 Comment

I enjoyed last week’s little play with some ready made inspiration so this week I went hunting for a simple design that I could make into something a little out of the ordinary. Stumbling across a silhouetted flamingo sparked an idea so I went with it…

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Scan N Cut Saturday – The Editing Tools In Scan N Cut SDX Models

May 7, 2022April 14, 2022 John - Gentleman Crafter4 Comments

I talk a lot about Canvas Workspace however all models of the Scan N Cut have their own built-in editing tools.

This video will show you just some of the creative power that you have available in SDX models.

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