The Torah Stitch by Stitch project is not strictly a project geared towards children, however it is one that children can participate in, and would be an interesting project for a group as a bar/bat mitzvah project. Created by artist, Temma Gentles, it is intended for people who want to experience "the purpose, rigor, and spirit of producing the holy te ...
Top Ten Favorite Uses for Lonely Socks
We love sock projects around here and I've noticed that missing socks tend to be an obsession among my family and friends. So I thought I'd put together a list of things that can be done with lonely socks. These are not in any particular order: Make doll clothing- Great project to do with kids! You can do the easy version with basic cuts or the mor ...
Barbie Nightgown
In the summer I mentioned one of the mother-daughter projects on our list was to sew something. My daughter decided she wanted to make a nightgown for one of her Barbie dolls. I admit I probably would never have bought these, but she received three hand me down Barbies from my nieces and we do like to keep them clothed. I thought we should try and do so ...
Malka Dubrawsky Fabric Sukkah Decoration
Aren't these beautiful? And simple to make. These were made by Malka Dubrawsky with scraps from her somewhat new line of fabric, "A Stitch in Color" which is based on her hand dyed fabric- I recommend you take a look at the fabrics they are based on as they are quite beautiful. What I like about the idea is that 1. They look great 2. They are ...
Recycled Towel Aprons
Did I ever mention our round robin art class? My 4 year old and a few of her friends meet up once a week to do art projects. The idea is to expose them to a bunch of different types of techniques and projects and they have done a wide variety of things. I got to go first and it happened to be that my daughter's friend came over and brought this apron: ...
Judaic Textile’s Red Carpet Treatment- Adina Gatt at the Oscars
I am pleased to share this note about Adina Gatt at the Oscar's. I have long admired the work of friend and textile artist Adina Gatt and have enjoyed using her work for holidays and Shabbatot. Her use of color and texture is incredible and I love how her work can look both traditional and modern at the same time. Her work is hand pieced and embr ...
Super Contest Table Fables Play House
We have a super opportunity for all you readers. Table Fables is offering one play house to one of our readers. These are fun play houses that can be used over a table or chairs for imaginative play. Please read on below for more information about creative play and Table Fables from Table Fables' S. Weiner. But before that to enter the contest please: ...
This sock books seemed meant for me
The other day I walked into my sib's house and saw this book on the couch. I said something along the lines of "how did you find something so perfect?" Why? because everyone in the family knows how we make things out of socks and the projects in Socks Appeal: 15 Fun & Funky Friends Sewn from Socks by Brenna Moloney are really great! and she's pretty ...
“Boo Boo helper” Cat
I made this one with my daughter (she chose to do a cat) but prior to that we made some of these in my chug/class (I havent found the pictures yet! When I do Ill post them.) ...
Water and another bag