What’s happening this week? Check out what we’re up to: This week’s Craft Assembly will be at an exciting new location — OMG!!! Cupcakes in East Atlanta! We will continue to h...
This week I took a quick little getaway trip with my husband and a friend-couple to Savannah! It’s a short 4 hours away, a very do-able vacation spot by car for us city slickers. I’d visi...
This post is for the guys out there. The guys who love to craft and make amazing things. Guys like Nathan Vincent. That’s right. Crocheted hunting trophies. Awesome, wouldn’t you agree? N...
Well, well! Things are getting crafty around here! In May, the husband and I will be moving into our new house (hooray!). I can’t decide what’s more exciting: the house or all of the craf...
The other day, my best friend Kat sent me an email that included the following picture: Source Unknown (if you know where this is from, please tell us!) You see, her sister is getting married in the ...
Hello, crafters! There’s something amazing about living in Atlanta and being a crafter – we have a great community of people making excellent things, we’ve got the Indie Craft Exper...
A few of us were sitting around crafting last night, and the subject of chunky, substantial, handmade knit rugs came up, after seeing this beauty on PurlBee: From Purl Bee And that conversation remin...
Meet this week’s maker Kat Papenbrock, a crafter of all sorts from Denver, Colorado! She can tell you how to make anything foodie-related, and is one of the best crocheters we know. She’s...
Okay, okay. Sometimes when I think of embroidery, I think about my grandma Florence, who may have dabbled in embroidery and other needlework from time-to-time. You might think of your grandma, too. U...
You know the drill: you’re getting ready for that well-deserved vacation, or maybe it’s a business trip, and you have a long flight ahead of you. What better way to pass time on the fligh...
Meet Haley, a crafter in Atlanta – an expert knitter & amazing photographer! For more on her knitting, you can see her on Ravelry as HaleyKnits, and check out her blog for more on her phot...
We LOVE Purl Soho, so it’s no surprise we love what they’re doing for Valentine’s Day crafts this year. We especially love crafts that involve felt, and the ladies at Purl Soho defi...
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than to make something special for yourself or a Valentine? Embroidery is such a great skill to have because you can...
This kit is available in our Bookstore! If you’re a sewer, you might be asking yourself why you need a rotary cutter and self-healing mat. You have a pair of scissors, right? They’ve done...
Hello, crafters! Here at the Atlanta Institute of Stitches & Crafts (AISC), we want to make sure you get the absolute best instruction in crafting. Your path to crafting success should be guided ...
We are so lucky to have a great community partner in the new “handcrafted lifestyle boutique” the Indie-Pendent. Located in the Virginia Highlands, this store is amazing. Owner Beth Lord ...
Hand-washing our handmade goods was a pain. Trying to figure out how much detergent to use, agitating it in the sink to get bubbles, trying to rinse it out… it was all too much. Until, that is,...
A lot of the time, we get the feeling that people think crafting is only for the lady-folk. But no! Not at the Atlanta Institute of Stitches and Crafts. We think crafting is for everyone. In fact, we...
Meet Christy Petterson, a true craft guru in Atlanta! She is the co-founder/organizer of the Indie Craft Experience, the largest indie craft market in the Southeast, and owner of a bardis, a handmade...
There are those who say that nothing comes for free. And those people clearly don’t know about BurdaStyle. If you aren’t familiar with BurdaStyle, it is a company whose “aim is to bring the craft of ...
Meet Luz, an heirloom sewer in the Washington D.C. area with a love of all things sewing! Luz has been sewing since she was a small child, growing up in Colombia, South America where she was taught a...
photo: Rashida Coleman Hale We love linen*. From place mats and napkins to aprons or flow-y blouses, linen makes everything seem a little more elegant. And wrinkly. But whatever. We’ll save that seco...
Meet Becky, a sewer/eco-friendly crafter in Atlanta, GA, and founder/owner of Glue and Glitter. When Becky isn’t blogging on her Glue and Glitter website (among other green craft/food sites), s...
We are so excited to have Kai Lin Art in Buckhead hosting our sewing classes, with our debut in February! Please see the new class offerings, Sewing 101 and Sewing 102, with full descriptions and pho...
Easy Market Tote Coming soon: classes on the Easy Market Tote, a versatile go-everywhere tote for men or women! Use it for your daily essentials, or as a quick grab for your laptop and wallet —...
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