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Embroidery for Generations
Embroidery has been around for ages. Really. Have you seen some of the fancy stitching on clothing from the 1700′s? What? You haven’t? That’s only my favorite clothing era, so okay, I’ll show you...
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Knitted Swiffer Cover
Well, look at what my crafty mom has been up to! I cannot crochet more than a chain stitch which gets me nothing but a long fat piece of yarn, and knitting needles would be more useful to me as...
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Building a Wonderbox Style Insulated Cooking Box
Having enough fuel to keep warm and cook food in an emergency is an often overlooked area of preparedness. One way to preserve fuel is to use an insulated cooker like the Wonderbox. The Wonderbox...
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The $65 Knitted Dishrag
I learned to knit a couple of months ago. Yep. Feeling downright domestic. So I though it would be kind of fun to make knitted washrags for some folks (including family members) for Christmas this...
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The Knitted Fish Dish Rag
I knitted this. Even I’m amazed. It’s so cute it’s a shame to wash the table off with it, but we do anyway. Here’s the pattern, because I know you want one of your own, and it would only take me...
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Liberty Bell Knitted Dish Cloth
Here’s another fancy dish rag I’ve knitted up in all my spare time. (Okay, it wasn’t recently–there hasn’t been any spare time recently.) The Liberty Bell Knitted Dish Cloth. This one hasn’t made it...
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Some Thoughts on Learning to Sew
Learning basic sewing skills is never a bad thing. Knowing how to patch a hole in a pair of pants or stitch up a tear in a sleeve are valuable skills, especially if there comes a time when clothes...
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Sew Like a Pro Tip: Don’t Cut Your Patterns!
Here’s a little known sewing tip that will save you tons of hassle. Don’t cut your patterns. You know how you open up a pattern, especially a multi-sized one, and there are a bunch of different sizes...
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The Short List of Essential Off-Grid Sewing Supplies
photo by shimelle In a grid down situation, sewing may become quite a valuable skill as clothes and furnishings need repaired, rebuilt, or created. Even in everyday life, having the tools and skills...
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Organizing: The Remote Control Pillow
Living in a small space, I’m always looking for a little more organization in my life. With end tables made of food storage buckets instead of drawers, it leaves a few items without a good...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 13: Sewing Skills and Colonial...
Episode 13: Sewing Skills and Colonial Heritage Foundation Listen here! Part 2 of an Independence Day interview with Gregg Hardy from the Utah Colonial Heritage Foundation discussing events leading up...
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How to Repair a Frayed Shirt Collar
My husband is arguably even cheaper more frugal than I am. Plus he gets attached to his clothes. Take this favorite shirt, for example. He brought this to me a couple of weeks ago. “Can you fix...
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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 45: Survival Sewing
Episode 45: Survival Sewing Listen here! Today we discuss the most likely reasons you’ll need to be able to sew, some easy ways to get started, and the essentials you’ll need for your survival sewing...
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Four Essential Survival Sewing Skills
You don’t need to be able to sew a masterpiece to have the essential skills you’re most likely to need in a long term emergency situation. The majority of sewing you will need to perform will fall...
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23 (mostly beginner) Preparedness Sewing Projects
Want to try your hand at sewing? How about taking on a project that, besides honing your sewing skills, will help you be better prepared when it’s finished? I’ve rounded up 23 great sewing projects...
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DIY Double 2 Liter Bottle Tote
Here’s an easy sewing project I dreamed up when trying to figure out how to be able to carry more water in an emergency. 2 liter soda bottles are so easy and inexpensive to get, wash, and fill for...
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