Craft De Ville Blog

Simple Looped Earrings Kits

Posted by Stacy Pomerleau on

We have set up some simple earring kits for you in the shop. There a few colour options to choose from. Here are the instruction for the simple looped earrings. They are 3 tiered. You can always make them 2 tiered or single tiered if you like! To get nice round loops, it take a bit of practice and a few tricks. Step#1 - Take a headpin and slide one a bead. Step#2 - Bend the headpin to 90 degrees (Depending on the headpin, you can this with your fingers or with chain nose pliers) Step#3 - At this point,...

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TrueCut System - Part 3 - Rulers

Posted by Betsy on

TrueCut System - Part 3 - Rulers
It may seem like isn't any way to improve on the standard quilting ruler.  TrueCut certainly found a way!

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TrueCut System - Part 2 - Blade Sharpening Systems

Posted by Betsy on

TrueCut System - Part 2 - Blade Sharpening Systems
If you do a lot of crafting, chances are good you have a rotary cutter.  They are great for quilters who have to make the same cut again and again with great precision.  

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TrueCut System - Part 1 - Rotary Cutters

Posted by Betsy on

TrueCut System - Part 1 - Rotary Cutters
I got to try this system at the Craft & Hobby Association show in Toronto recently.  We bought it for the shop immediately!

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Who is Craft En Ville?

Posted by Betsy on

We started out a few years ago as a conversation about what we would like to see happen with crafting in Montreal. "Wouldn't it be great if you could rent tools to try them out before you decided to take the plunge and buy them? "I'd love a space where we could have craft night and if someone wanted to start a new project they could just get what they needed right away." "Then we could get enough people to take the class and hire that awesome teacher we heard about!" So Craft En Ville was born. We have started...

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