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acrafty interview - jeff hamilton tatted betta fish

ACrafty Interview with Jeff Hamilton

Welcome to today’s ACrafty Interview with Jeff Hamilton, tatter and chainmailler. When did you start crafting? JH: Awesome! The first question is an easy one. I first started crafting over 20 years ago when I was about seven or eight. I was bored one summer and my mom taught me how to do needlepoint using plastic canvas. She …

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newton needlework pattern - inspired by the entry tile of the Hunter mansion in Newton Iowa

Historic Newton Needlework Pattern

This Newton needlework pattern has a great story behind it: My Dad’s oldest sister and her husband live in Newton, Iowa. I spent a few weeks there scattered over the summers of my childhood, and my husband and I always stop for a visit when we’re passing through the area. One of my cousins had …

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