Well, wow, a month into the year already? How did that happen? I have no idea but as it is, it’s a perfect time for a wee catch up.
Read More »Author: John - Gentleman Crafter
A creative enthusiast for over 30 years, the concept creator and organiser of the All Counties Craft Challenge which raised £24,000 for Mind, a registered mental health charity.
Previously a television producer and guest demonstrator at Create and Craft TV in the UK. Now, happily making my way through life, in both senses of the term.
The ATC of Mindfulness E – Free Download to Colour In
Another dose of free colouring sheets for you today with the fifth instalment of The ATC of Mindfulness.
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Adventures In Machine Embroidery 2022 Part 4
This week I decided to build on some of the experiments that I have been doing over the months and try to combine various automatic features of the Hatch embroidery digitizing software with some of the manual digitizing tools.
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Scan N Cut Saturday – You Probably Know About This One Already
A good while ago I came across a neat little add-on for the Brother Scan N Cut and quite honestly forgot to add it to my collection of info about the machine – bad naughty me! Anyway, recently the company has changed hands and started increasing availability across the globe so I thought that it was the perfect time to share – although you’ve probably heard of it already by now.
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Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing Part 4 – Free Pattern Available
It’s the one we have been working up to – the Square in a Square!
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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 4
Wow, already a month in and four cards done! Hope you are enjoying having the chance to share your makes and play along!
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Explorations in Mixed Media Part 4 – More Mucking About and Some Cool Ideas
The mucking about continues – and actually comes through with some really cool mixed media ideas. Also some not so cool but it’s all just a bit of fun so do join me and have a watch of the video if you can.
I mean, it’ll pass a coffee break quickly if nothing else.
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The ATC of Mindfulness D – Free Download to Colour In
A new week brings a new moment of mindfulness with a fresh new design to colour in.
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Adventures In Machine Embroidery 2022 Part 3
It’s time for another adventure in machine embroidery and this time I took what I shared yesterday, with the custom keyfobs, and applied a stitchy style to it!
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Create A Custom Faux Leather Key Fob with the Brother Scan N Cut
For this week’s Scan N Cut Saturday post I would like to share a project idea with you featuring faux leather and the new rotary blade.
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Fun with Foundation Paper Piecing Part 3 – Free Pattern Available
Why is it called twelve triangles? Well, because there are twelve triangles.
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Card Sketch Challenge 2022 Part 3
Ready for your weekly Card Sketch Challenge? Ok, here it is.
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Explorations in Mixed Media Part 3 – Just Mucking About Or Whatever
For this week’s exploration in mixed media I decided that I would just have a play. I mean, it sounds weird that there was no end goal but that’s the beauty of mono printing, you can just print, print and print again with no purpose – very liberating!
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The ATC of Mindfulness C – Free Download to Colour In
Ready to relax with a little colouring mindfulness? Then you are in the right place my friends.
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Adventures In Machine Embroidery 2022 Part 2
One of the first things that attracted me to the Hatch Embroidery digitizing software was it’s ability to export stitch lines as SVG cutting files for making applique designs. Having recently acquired the rotary blade for my Scan N Cut it seemed like the perfect opportunity to give this feature a whirl…
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