Arts & Crafts: Page 128

According to Japanese legend, folding 1,000 paper cranes in one year will guarantee your wish will come true. A young girl named Sadako did just that in 1955 and wished for world peace—the origami crane has been an international symbol of peace ever since.

How to make a paper airplane.

Mar Jennings shows you how to create a unique votive candle holder.

Cat Bordhi shows you how to work the most invisible, smoothest paired increases for your socks.

Watch this video to learn how to do the kitchener stitch or grafting. You would do this when you need to weave together two sets of live stitches.

Learn this nice stretchy cast on that is good for socks and mittens. The video demonstrates the twisted German cast on.

Watch this instructional knitting video to learn how to do a "two together through the back loop" decrease.

Watch this video to learn the yarn over increase technique for knitting.

Watch this video to learn how to make a single crochet stitch.

Learn how to make your own pretty pair of teardrop chandelier earrings.

Learn how to make an origami sampan.

Learn how to make an origami jumping frog. Really jumps!

Learn how to make an origami 'flapping bird'

Learn one of the most basic sewing techniques, machine basting.

This shows you how to make origami cats with towel folding techniques.

Make origami monkeys with towels just like on the cruise ships.

Discussing the technique of cutting a turkey quill pen, with reference to the bamboo pen. These quills can be used to write calligraphy. Part of the Tools and Techniques of Calligraphy series.

Today we will explore the fascinating ancient art of origami. We take you through some simple steps to get you started on your first piece, an origami pig.

Make It Mine editor Linda Augsburg demonstrates how to cut fabric using a rotary cutter, clear plastic ruler and a cutting mat.

Learn how to make a papier mache skull by first learning how to mix papier mache and then how to make a jaw bone. Part 2 of this informative craft how to for making a cool papier mache skull starts with building from the jaw bone in part 1 the project continues with the making of the skull. Part three shows the details, sculpting, painting and completion of this cool papier mache craft project.