Volume 03

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Special Section
CRAFT JAPAN!

44: Scan and Swipe Clothing C-shirts let you scan your favorite tee designs and make them your own. By Gareth Branwyn

46: Candy-Colored Creatures

Carlos Enriquez sculpts life-sized Japanese monsters. By Garth Johnson

48: Delightfully Japanese

The fun and traditional crafts of Japan. By Kate T. Williamson

50: How to Wrap Temari

A lesson on Japanese ornaments. By Ginny Thompson

53: Bonding with Aranzi Aronzo When characters connect with crafters. PLUS: Make our cute cover kitties! Intro by Dave Coustan

56: Japan’s Craft Club for Men Knitting with the guys. By Anna Dilemna and Claire McNeil

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Features
34: Buttonology

The simple science of buttons and what makes them so appealing. By Brookelynn Morris

36: Anatomy of a Sewing Machine Dissecting a “straight stitch” machine. By Christine Haynes and Kent Bell

38: Sewing Machines Demystified Which machine is right for you?

40: Queen of the Misfit Toys The fall and rise of the mysterious Blythe doll that crafters can’t seem to get enough of. By Jenny Ryan

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Columns
7: Welcome

From Mudballs to Mizuhiki: Celebrating trends and traditions of Japanese crafts. By Carla Sinclair

10: Modern Crafting

Jean Railla of Get Crafty ponders her half-finished crafts.

12: Re: Fitted

Foraging Mother Nature to re-create. By Wendy Tremayne

33: Susie’s Home Ec

Susie Bright recounts her mother’s school days of red silk, polka-dot hot pants, and sewing with the nuns.

58: Linkages

Looking at the life energy — or mana — that crafts and artifacts carry with them. By Ulla-Maaria Mutanen

151: Old School

Pyramid Power: Mark Frauenfelder shows us how to make an updated version of a 1941 prism puzzle.

152: Recycle It

Transform soda bottles into pop art. By Tiffany Threadgould

160: Makeover

Chair Gone Wild: Colorado student Brianna Karl revamps a red vinyl chair into something amazing.

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