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Welcome to the first issue of the Lark Crafts
E-Newsletter!
Each month we'll be bringing you articles, advice, tips, and fabulous
projects.
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Chitchat with Vickie
Howell
Vickie Howell, author of the newly released Knit Aid: A
How-to Guide for the Knitter on the Go has been a maverick in the knitting and crochet world for years,
doing her darndest to keep crafts on the cutting edge of style. Vickie takes a few moments from her busy schedule and sits down to teach us a few
tricks of the trade.
So how did you get your start into the world of knitting? And why knitting?
I’ve been crafting since I was old enough to hold a glue stick. My mom put needles in
my hands when I was seven, but I didn’t actually get interested in knitting until I was in my twenties...
Read the full interview here.
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Home, Sweet Home
Asheville, North Carolina, is home base to Lark Books, and it’s part of what makes us
so unique in the crafts publishing world. Why is that?
It doesn't hurt that Asheville has a thriving arts and crafts scene, including literally
dozens of art galleries.
Click here for the full
article.
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Homemade for Mom
She taught you how to use the sewing machine and paraded around town in your
lovely-yet-frumpy first knitted scarf. Show mom you care with one of these ab-fab, chic projects.
Throw in some mod sunglasses and your mom is sure to look
like a superstar in this Swirling Scarf from Doodle
Stitching.
Is your mom a boho babe? Bird and Flower
Brooches, borrowed from Button! Button!, will look right at home
on a denim lapel, sun hat, or hobo bag.
Take your mother back to her prom days with the dainty
Corsage
Pins from Pretty Little Pincushions. Pretty and functional, this
vintage-inspired project is a must-have.
Store-bought cards are so passé. Tell mom how you
really feel with this ever-lovely Straight from the Heart greeting card from
50 Nifty Beaded Cards.
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Crafting with Mommy Dearest
Nothing says “crafting with mom” like pipe cleaners, Styrofoam, and odd
vegetable assemblages. We asked folks at Lark to share their finest crafting memories with mom. Sweet, unique, or downright wacky, these memories are
definitely cherished. Eat your heart out, June Cleaver.
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Stuck mid-project with a crafting quandary?
Clueless about glue? Got a collection of fantastic buttons that you can’t find a project for? Our in-house glue-gun guru and lovable grouch,
senior editor Terry Taylor, a.k.a. the Curmudgeonly Crafter has
agreed to share the very best of his tough-love crafting wit and wisdom by answering one reader-submitted question per month.
Send your
questions to The Curmudgeonly Crafter and stay tuned for Terry’s answer.
Top Titles of the Month
Creative Quilting with Beads
Did you a make a project from this issue? Send us a pic and you might see it
featured in the next issue!
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