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Sweetheart Charms
Page and her daughter Coco have a really sweet thing: They each carry around a little stuffed fabric heart so that when either Page or Coco is missing the other, she can hold the heart and feel closer...
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Purl Soho’s Little Lamb Finger Puppets
I can’t tell you how excited I am for spring to come. This winter’s polar vortexes and never ending parade of snow and ice storms have been seriously awful! But with March right around the corner, I’m...
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Ombre Edge Throw
Embroidery is the very first craft I ever learned. It was de rigeur at my elementary school, perhaps as a way to instill focus and hone fine motor skills. Whatever the reason, I’m eternally grateful...
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Modular Felt Coasters
Sometimes the most original and creative things are devised because of, and not despite, limitations. These constraints can be practical, like using old clothes or flour sacks to create beautiful...
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Hand Sewn Felt Alphabet
My daughter Ruth is just starting to recognize her letters and so she is constantly pointing out her letter “R” in signs and labels and my letter “C” on paper packaging I am about to throw away (“Don’t...
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Wool Patchwork Cat
Halloween is both sweet and spooky. On the sweet side: apple bobbing, babies in pumpkin costumes, and of course, candy. On the spooky side: ghouls, ghosts and goblins. This duality is what makes...
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Winter Wreath
Though pared down, the colors of winter have a graceful elegance and surprising warmth that add to the charm of this festive season. Celebrate this beauty and spirit with Purl Soho’s Winter Wreath....
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Felt Ornament Gift Tags
I hold gift-wrapping in high esteem, and I love to make the trimmings feel as much a part of the present as the gift itself. This attention to packaging all started when I was eight years old, the...
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Felt Baby Slippers
These Felt Baby Slippers are my latest go-to handmade baby shower gift. I like them because they are a quick-but-personal touch that I can easily add onto a more utilitarian registry gift. Sure, they...
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Tumbling Blocks Coasters + Trivets
The traditional Tumbling Blocks pattern is simultaneously classic and current. Even 19th century examples look eerily modern with their simple construction and complex optical trickery. But while...
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