Digital Divas encourages girls to pursue tech careers
(05/04/14 8:08pm)
On April 25, the Apparels, Textiles and Merchandising department hosted their third annual Digital Divas event called “Fast, Fun Fashion, Very CAD!”
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Katie's Craft Corner: Decoupage Easter eggs
(04/16/14 9:15pm)
Easter eggs are typically all made in the same manner – hard boil some eggs, mix some coloring agent (tablet, food coloring, plant) and vinegar, let egg sit and absorb color. In reality, there’s many ways to cover a white shell, and one of those ways is decoupage.
Katie's Craft Corner: Easter Eggs
(04/13/14 7:58pm)
When someone says “dyeing Easter eggs,” I believe one naturally thinks of either boxed Paas kits with those entertaining fizzy pellets or, if you were from a more frugal household, McCormick food coloring with which you could play mad scientist and mix colors. Certainly, before searching for ideas for this Easter Craft Corner, I never thought of doing anything differently.
Portfolio fair offers career opportunities
(04/09/14 9:21pm)
Eastern Michigan University’s Apparels, Textiles, and Merchandising department hosted their 3rd annual portfolio fair at the Student Center Monday. The event was for juniors, seniors and graduate ATM students to showcase their work to industry professionals.
Katie's Craft Corner: Color wheel quilt
(04/06/14 9:47pm)
As a lover and collector of yarn, I often find myself searching for online stores where I can at least daydream about the gorgeous colors and textures of luxury yarn even if I can’t cough up $30 for a single skein. One of my favorite online haunts is Purl Soho (purlsoho.com), a New York City-based yarn and quilting shop that focuses on premium fibers (cashmere, silk, alpaca) and hard-to-find fabrics, such as Liberty of London prints.
Katie's Craft Corner: New Crafts
(03/30/14 7:07pm)
Most of the common hobbies today—sewing, crocheting, candlemaking, etc—have been around as long as people have needed things like clothes and candles. While these are fun and useful, they’re not particularly groundbreaking. With this being the generation of internet sharing, a few cool and unusual twists on everyday crafts have come into being.
Katie's Craft Corner: Natural skincare products
(03/23/14 7:25pm)
With the breezes starting to blow a little warmer, heavy sweaters and foot-encasing boots are starting to be relinquished, revealing dry, winter-damaged skin. While there are lots of products out there at various price points to remedy flaking, parched skin, making your own is simple and has many added benefits.
Katie's Craft Corner: Celtic Knot
(03/16/14 9:01pm)
St. Patrick’s Day tends to be a widely celebrated “mini holiday” regardless of whether or not you’re Irish, as is perfectly acceptable, since it is a saint’s feast day and not so much a national holiday. Intricate Celtic knots are a more beautiful, history-laden way to dip into Irish heritage than the usual beer and leprechauns.
Katie's Craft Corner: Craft Organization
(03/09/14 6:17pm)
This past week, I was gifted with an entire storage system for all my knitting supplies and yarn, complete with bins, boxes, bags and a cubbyhole shelving unit to hold it all. While taking tangled skeins and mismatched needles out of their random plastic bins and tote bags, I’m reminded of why organizing your supplies is so important, no matter your craft.
Katie's Craft Corner: One-Yard Wonders review
(03/02/14 3:24pm)
When just beginning to sew or simply looking for easy projects, one yard of inexpensive cotton blend fabric is the ultimate versatile canvas. While I could compile a small list of sewing projects from my personal experiences, encouraging you to invest in the well-written, charming book “One-Yard Wonders” is more worthwhile.
Katie's Craft Corner: Valentine's Day gifts
(02/12/14 10:39pm)
With Valentine’s Day so close, how can there possibly be time for a handmade gift? Yes, it’s too late for hand knit mittens, but in order for a gift to be handmade, it doesn’t have to be 100 percent from scratch. Since Valentine’s Day comes right as everyone is just financially recovering from the holidays, don’t feel you have to spend a ton of money for a heartfelt gift—this is the holiday where the thought really does count.
Katie's Craft Corner: Valentine's Day desserts
(02/09/14 7:32pm)
Valentine’s Day gifts often trend toward the clichéd and the simply disliked – chocolates with the flavors that get picked over, overpriced trinkets and flowers and other grocery store last-minute picks.
Katie's Craft Corner: Get hooked on Ravelry
(02/05/14 9:47pm)
There’s a lot that’s changed about formerly grandma-dominated knitting in the past 10 years, the most significant being the way crafters connect with each other and learn new things. A good example of this is Ravelry, a social networking service specifically built to connect you with new projects and new like-minded friends.
Katie's Craft Corner: Online tutorials
(02/02/14 8:27pm)
While there are lots of crafts that can be learned through first-person teaching and books, the internet is becoming the most popular way to learn a new art by far. When writing this column, I sometimes look to the World Wide Web for inspiration, and between my own searching and word-of-mouth suggestions, I’ve come across some excellent websites and blogs.
Katie's Craft Corner: Pillowcases
(01/29/14 11:24pm)
One item that’s an everyday necessity that people rarely buy is the humble pillowcase. It gets used and abused on a daily basis, becoming threadbare and faded, but rarely ever replaced. A walk through the linens aisle at any store shows that for simply being folded and sewn pieces of cotton, pillowcases and other linens are certainly not cheap. Fortunately, with a few of the most basic sewing skills, $5 or less and an hour, you can make comfy, custom pillowcases you won’t be embarrassed to drag over to a sleepover.
Katie's Craft Corner: Sell your crafts
(01/19/14 6:14pm)
Crafting might be fun, but it can also be expensive. Maybe you’ve gotten a lot of compliments on bracelets or greeting cards you handcraft, but giving them away would be time-consuming and pricey.
Katie's Craft Corner: Chain bracelets
(01/15/14 11:01pm)
Mixtures of style, texture and size are all ways to make jewelry more interesting. A chain-link bracelet threaded with satin ribbon and chunky pearls makes the most of a ladylike and trendy juxtaposition.
Katie's Craft Corner: Sewing
(01/12/14 8:29pm)
There’s been a huge craft movement in the past 10 years. Generations that wouldn’t be caught dead with a knitting needle have children cranking out scarves with a kit available at Toys R Us.
Kate's Craft Corner: Build an inspiration board
(01/05/14 7:05pm)
Winter isn’t the season most people get excited about. Snowy roads, going back to school (without the same fresh anticipation fall brings) and the end of the holidays can leave one feeling completely void of energy, unmotivated and very uncreative. One way to get your thoughts in order and find new ideas for projects is an inspiration board.
Katie's Craft Corner: Quick gifts
(12/18/13 11:27pm)
Christmas is less than a week away, so by now the idea of making a gift seems completely insane. Fortunately, not all handmade gifts need to take weeks to make, or even days – one day and a few easy steps is all you need to make one-of-a-kind presents for family and friends.
