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Hello there! I'm Sister Diane and I have two grand passions: making crafts and making media. That's what I write about here, and sometimes, I get all thoughtful about internet culture and creative small businesses. Thanks for stopping by! Would you like some tea?  
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 Interweave offered me review copies of two of its new iPad apps, and since I’m always hearing crafters on Twitter asking where the good apps are, I was excited to check them out. Interweave has quite a range of apps now. (Unfortunately, it’s surprisingly difficult to find a single web page that shows you … Read On! There’s More!  So, I’m still working out what I want to do with craft book reviews going forward, but I’ve had this in my stack for some time. I love it dearly for a number of reasons, and wanted to share. In the world of sewing-project books, Simple Modern Sewing is a great example of function trumping … Read On! There’s More!  (Note: today, I have one more blog tour stop for you, and then I’ll be entering a slightly different era of book-reviewing. More on that later.) I’ve always liked Stacey Trock’s amigurumi, so I was happy to join the blog tour for her latest book, Crocheted Softies: 18 Adorable Animals from Around the World. The term … Read On! There’s More!  I suppose I should start this review with a big disclaimer: I was the technical writer for this book! So I’m probably going to find a lot of reasons to recommend The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook to you. But I hope you’ll bear with me! I’m genuinely excited about the instructional quality of this one … Read On! There’s More!  I’m always excited to see crafty ebooks taking steps forward, and here’s a nice example. Knitting Video Stitch-Alongs, which is available on Apple’s iBookstore, is a video-enhanced ebook of specialty knitting stitches – a nice teaching tool for experienced beginner or intermediate knitters. Above, you can see the Table of Contents, which tells you what … Read On! There’s More!  If you’ve been in the online creative community for any length of time, you’ve likely read or participated in a conversation about copyright – and more than likely, that discussion became either vitriol-filled or convoluted, or both. In truth, there’s a lot of misinformation and assumption around this subject out there, and our online … Read On! There’s More!  Today, I’m hosting a stop of the blog tour for Little Bits Quilting Bee: 20 Quilts Using Charm Packs, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, and Fat Quarters. It’s the new book by Kathreen Ricketson, of Whipup fame. In this book, Kathreen offers a group of quilt designs based on common small fabric cuts: I’ve bought a lot … Read On! There’s More!  I’m still trying to get caught up from my Houston trip, so today, let’s kick back and look at some choice images from Rachel’s collection of vintage craft magazines. I had a splendid time hanging out in her spiffy studio, reading with Emilie. Rach has lots and lots of McCall’s, Family Circle, and the like … Read On! There’s More!  I am besotted with this slim, high-value book. I Am Cute Dresses: 25 Simple Designs to Sew is authored by Sato Watanabe, who has published several sewing books in Japan. This is her first U.S. book, and it retains the same charm and high instructional quality inherent in Japanese craft books. I Am Cute Dresses … Read On! There’s More!  I’ve written elsewhere here about how I’m getting excited about craft books that go beyond a simple collection of projects. Here’s another example of that genre – Leanne Prain’s Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery. It’s tempting to speak in terms of “embroidery that crosses the boundaries between art and craft” here, but I think … Read On! There’s More! |
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