Even though the cold weather still surrounds us, the feeling of spring is in the air. The urge to freshen up living spaces is running through my creative bones. Finding ways to update and create a new ...

Fabric scraps are something that many people have laying around, but what are they supposed to do with them? Using the rags can be as easy as making a rag rug. 1. Cut fabric into strips, about 1/2 by ...

Here at Brit HQ, we frequent fabric stores every week. Dazed by the colors and patterns, we try to source what we need and get back to making, but sometimes we get distracted and inspired to make ...

Mary Bajcz, who came to the Detroit News Stitch-Together in May, has an amazing talent for turning scraps of wool fabric, leftover yarn and discarded wool garments into beautifully handcrafted rag ...

Tufting rugs have become incredibly popular. Fiber artist and maker of tufted rugs, Trish Andersen had made a colorful stair runner that looked like paint drippings. In 2019, she posted an image of ...

Patience, to Meg Edleman, is all relative. “I’m trying to learn to knit, but it’s not coming to me,” she said. Knitting requires constant attention and counting of stitches — at least for newcomers — ...

A few steps down from the Lincoln Avenue sidewalk is the new rug shop owned by Sharla Meyer. Lera Rugs evolved out of Meyer selling rugs at craft shows around the Midwest this past summer. Now Meyer ...

Fiber artists make rugs from wool. They intertwine the fabric to create decorative wall hangings or functional floor coverings for the home. Three women from across the country are fashioning them — ...