What’s New in Craft: Broom Making
Explore how artisans are blending tradition with modern techniques to craft beautiful brooms in this What’s New in Craft.
Craft Trends for Fall 2023
What’s New in Craft: Hydro-Dipping
What’s New in Craft: Quilted Shoes
Shoes made from a sneaker kit with quilted panels sewn in are trending in quilting right now. Check out some of these great quilted projects that you can wear on your feet!
Valentine’s Trends for 2023
The trends for Valentine’s 2023 will fall into these categories: personalized couples gifting, Galentines, simplified romantic, Valentines’ humor, and nature Inspired.
In Search of Color Trends and Inspiration for 2023
In this highly visual webinar, color trends expert Keith Recker will outline palettes and practical ideas for incorporating color into your products and designs in the year to come.
The Size of the Quilting Market: Quilting Trends Survey Results 2022
Each year, Premier Needle Arts conducts a survey of quilters in North America to better understand consumer behavior. Here is a summary of the 2022 findings.
Halloween Trends for 2022
We take a look at creative trends to expect this Halloween and how this holiday will return to pre-covid levels of popularity.
Cupixel Brings Art-Making to the Masses Through Augmented Reality
We interview Elan Katav, founder of Cupixel, an app and kit company that helps novices draw using augmented reality.
What’s New in Craft: Cropped Shrugs
Cropped shrugs, sometimes called bodiless sweaters or super crops, are trending in knitting and crochet.
Yarn and Knitting Trend Report 2022
Trends aren’t just about what’s literally being shown on the runway. They’re a temperature check on people’s feelings about the recent past and near future. Here are some of the big trends in knitwear to watch over the next year, and the ideas driving them forward.
What’s New in Craft: Flower Pounding
Flower pounding requires only a few simple tools to create beautiful painterly prints on fabric, paper or canvas. We explore the many different applications including illustration, embroidery, sewing and fabric dyeing.
What’s New in Craft: Granny Squares
Although they’ve been around since colonial times, granny squares are new again! We explore modern applications of the granny square on unique items such as home decor, hair accessories, and sweaters.
Halloween Trends for 2021
We take a look at creative trends to expect this Halloween, including felt garlands, larger-than-life, contemporary harvest, warm metals, tapestries, earthly pastels, primary hues as accents, dried wilted flowers, witch hats, knitted pumpkins, apothecary, cyanotype and Halloween jewelry & accessories.
What’s New in Craft: Pressed Flowers
Pressing fresh flowers to preserve their beauty is a timeless craft practiced all over the world. In our latest trends post, we’re exploring modern applications of pressed flowers. Let’s take a look!
What’s New in Craft: Cyanotypes
Cyanotypes, a print made by placing objects like leaves and flowers on sensitive paper or fabric, have been around for a long time (around 150 years, in fact). What’s new is the interesting ways artists and crafts people are using this medium. We explore applications of Cyanotype in textiles, embroidery and mixed media print making in this What’s New in Craft.
What’s New in Craft: Decorative Collars
Crochet and knit collars are trending right now as a fun way to accessorize your outfit or use up spare materials. We round up some designs and patterns in this edition of What’s New in Craft.
What’s New in Craft: Market Bags
Open, airy market and tote bags are a spring and summer trend we have been seeing a lot of lately. Here’s a roundup of where you can find a stylish crochet or macrame bag, or learn to make your own.
What’s New in Craft: Embroidery on Knitting
Have you ever thought about embroidering your knits? Embroidered knits is a craft trend we are seeing everywhere. Here’s a roundup of where you can learn to do it, or buy a finished piece.
What’s New in Craft: Making Your Own Sandals
Have you ever thought about making your own pair of custom shoes? Sandal making is the latest craft trend we are seeing everywhere. Here’s a roundup of where you can learn the craft of shoe and sandal making.