I’m 13 and I’m looking for a new craft to do. I LOVE crafts! I like to make polymer clay charms but the clay and tools and everything can get kind of expensive. I also like to cross stitch and make friendship bracelets. I just want something that’s fun and cheap. Thank you!

Given that you like cross stitch, have you tried other forms of embroidery? You can always use some more embroidery on shirts, skirts, or pant cuffs. What about making your own clothing? You can always start out with clothing for dolls to gain skills and hand sew small amounts.

i have found a website to which you can sell hand made crafts. I have some cross stitches that i would like to sell, i have taken the charts from cross stitching magazines. would me selling my stitches break any copyright laws or would this be legal

many thanks

It is generally NOT a copyright violation if you sell something you have stitched. It is not a violation even if you sell a chart that you have bought and paid for (sort like re-selling a book you’ve read). It IS a violation if you have made copies of a chart and sold or given them away.

That said, most designers and magazines don’t have a problem with you selling finished pieces, provided you’re not mass-producing them for sale.

Hi! I’m planning to knit knee high leg warmers by connecting a long rectangle together by its size but the length will be longer than my knitting needles!

Use a circular needle, BUT do NOT knit in a circle. Pretend the two needles tips are NOT connected by that thin plastic piece and knit AS IF you had 2 very long needles.

I would appreciate any help I can get–I’ve been looking forever for this particular pattern/item. Please help.

http://www.past-impressions.co.uk/acatalog/cottages_in_cross_stitch.html

http://www.wye.co.uk/view/Cross_Stitch/Anchor_Cross_Stitch/Maia_Premium_Collection/Thomas_Kinkade_Designs/Cobblestone_Christmas/

https://secure.theblack-sheep.co.uk/acatalog/MAIA.html

You might have to cut&paste that second one into your browser. All of them were priced in pounds, indicating that they’re likely in the U.K.

You may have some luck getting them to ship it overseas (but the shipping could be costly).

Services like PayPal (if they accept them) will do a currency exchange for international items. The prices that I saw ranged from 25pounds to 46pounds (currently about $50 – 92 U.S. dollars).

The phrase that I Googled for these results was "Cobblestone Christmas" +stitch. I dug about 10 pages in and didn’t see any stateside results.

I hope this helps you out.

Everything I seem to be finding are these "pre finished" which means the quilting is already done and they already have binding as well. I just want the top,, so I can bind and quilt it myself.

Two of my local quilting stores carry quilting blocks, both have baby quilt blocks. My local Mom and Pop craft store has them too. In your community, a matter of shopping around.

www.herrschners.com carries baby quilt blocks.
www.quiltknit.com/Stamped-Baby-Children-​Quilts_c_152.html -

Type baby quilt cross stitch blocks into the browser for a huge list of sources.
When you are looking for a not already finnished quilt, to save time, check the prices. If the price is around $30, the quilt is pre finished. If it is <$10, it is quilt blocks.