TUTORIAL – RAINBOW HARE

Wool on Sundays – 164 (A Little Ice Cream)

Welcome to the August edition of Wool on Sundays! It has been very hot here, lately. Much too hot for knitting really but I did make a couple of small ice creams. I made them for my Endeavourers quilt but then decided it already had too much going on. Should you happen to want to […]

by Janine @ Rainbow Hare

Time and Tide…

Have you tried something new this month and linked up with Fiona at Celtic Thistle Stitches? I have been trying out Pebeo Setacolor Opaque fabric paints. I came upon this after googling in search of gold fabric paint for a project which must remain secret for a little while. I found the gold very easy […]

by Janine @ Rainbow Hare

Small Crochet Purse Tutorial

For this purse, I used 4ply weight cotton yarn and a 3mm hook. The frame I used was 3 1/2″ at the widest point and the finished purse is approx 4 1/2″ at highest point x 4 1/2″ at widest point. I used a durable, fairly heavy duty synthetic felt for the lining. My starting […]

by Janine @ Rainbow Hare

Wool on Sundays – 97 (Heart February)

Welcome to another Wool on Sundays and thank you for all the suggestions last week about what to do with that very felted jumper. I think, given that it is SO thick, I will try Benta’s suggestion of making some slippers but in the meantime it has become a photo backdrop for some little hearts […]

by Janine @ Rainbow Hare

Wool on Sundays – 86 (Parade and a quick tutorial)

Welcome to wool on Sundays:) Welcome to Wool on Sundays 86 and thank you to everyone who visited last week :) This week I have knitted capes… And, without further ado, I give you – a parade of peg dolls… …and A QUICK HOW TO… (sorry, this is not a step by step photo tute […]

by Janine @ Rainbow Hare

Granny Square’s Hair – A Picture Tutorial

The threads mark the centre of the face (the horizontal thread is the eyeline). The pin marks centre point for hair. Crochet chain pinned to mark hairline (front) Crochet chain pinned to mark hairline (back) Stitch crochet chain to head Stitch a loop under the place the bun will go with […]

by Janine @ Rainbow Hare

Ho, Ho, Ho And on We Sew!

67 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS! Welcome to Rainbow Hare for My stop on the Ho, Ho, Ho And on We Sew Blog Hop! I was delighted, back in January when Fiona invited me to host a spot on this great monthly linky party run by Fiona and Paula and I felt certain I would have Christmas all wrapped up by now […]

by Janine @ Rainbow Hare

A BASIC JOINTED CLOTH DOLL TUTORIAL

This post is adapted from the Tutorial which accompanies my Basic Jointed Cloth Doll Pattern. I’m posting it here because the techniques used are readily transferable to many patterns for dolls and softies (although some patterns will have some pieces that will have to be cut with a seam allowance and sewn in the traditional […]

by Janine @ Rainbow Hare

Vintage Caravan Sewing Machine Cover – Pattern (Version 1) and Tutorial

A Version 1 pattern for my Vintage Caravan Sewing Machine Cover is now available. I am hoping to release the final version for sale, together with these instructions, in a few weeks but, in the meantime, you can download it for 50p The final version has been released and now costs £4.00 in my Etsy Shop. […]