How to Use a Color Wheel

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Learning how to use the color wheel will help in a lot of crafts - quilting, sewing, knitting, crochet, weaving, and spinning. Once mastered, color selection will become easier and projects will be visually pleasing.

We All Sew published a tutorial to show the effects of color choices and offers a free set of printable and portable cards on using color harmony.

Color Wheel Tutorial

Free Printable Color Harmony cards

Upcycle Vintage Linens

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Did you inherit a box of dresser scarves, napkins, or handkerchiefs and have no idea what to do with them? Those vintage linens can be turned into useable items for your home.

We All Sew presents step by step directions on upcycling the linens in the blog post - 5 Ways to Upcycle Vintage Linens.

Gather Display Items

Please take some time this week to gather one or more items of your best work for the Guild display at the Riverton Public Library. 

Bring the items to the Guild meeting next Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Lander Library. If you're unable to attend, send your items with a friend. 

Wearing an Asymmetrical Shawl

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If you've made a lot of asymmetrical shawls but don't have any idea how to wear them, Interweave's recent post More than 10 Ways to Style an Asymmetrical Shawl will give you some ideas.

The Interweave article actually shows 16 ways to style and wear the shawl.

Put Down the Phone

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Interweave published an article: Put Down Your Phone and Pick Up Your Knitting

The article explains the risks of too much phone time as well as the health benefits from knitting (or any other craft).

Embroidery Stitch Booklet

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Embroidery is making a comeback, especially with the Year of Stitches projects. Vicky B. and Sandy W. introduced that challenge to Guild members in January.

Muse of the Morning has a handy stitch booklet that can be printed and placed on a ring for easy reference of embroidery stitches.

Three sets of free templates are offered.

    Section 1

    Section 2

    Section 3

Crochet Flowers

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Moogly's blog complied a list of free crochet flower patterns.

Posy Blossoms (shown at right)
Tulips
Easter Lilies
Rose bouquet
Lily variation
Pansy
Cherry Blossoms
Daffodils
Mountain Laurel

More flower patterns on this post.

The flowers can be used as embellishments on knit, crochet, or sewing projects.