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Needlecrafts From Connie Barwick, your About Needlecrafts Editor Learn the basics of many different techniques with these tutorials from our Needlecrafts Guides. Learn a new technique or brush up your skills on a previously known skill. Branch out and try something different this week! How to String Beads With Beading Wire Stringing beads on beading wire is one of the most popular methods for making beaded jewelry. It's also one of the simplest -- which makes it a great technique for beginners. Once you get the hang of bead stringing, the creative possibilities for making beading necklaces, bracelets, and anklets are nearly endless. See More About:  beading tutorials  beading how-to's  bead stringing How to Work the Chain Stitch The chain stitch is a looped stitch that can be worked along a curved or straight line. Variations of this stitch including the single or detached chain, lazy daisy, feathered chain, square chain, cable chain, heavy chain, zig-zag chain and many more. See More About:  embroidery stitches  stitch diagrams  beginner embroidery Yarn Overs for Different Situations The most common situation in which you will be asked to make a yarn over in your knitting career is between two knit stitches, but that is not the only way to do it, as this tutorial explains. See More About:  increasing  basic knitting terms  shaping knitting Learn How to Make a Scrap Quilt Entire books have been written about the art of scrap quilting, so regard the tips you read here as simply a beginning, a starting point to help you create a quilt filled with visual interest. Like any form of quiltmaking, successful scrap quilts take practice. See More About:  pictures of quilts  quilt block patterns  quilt patterns Needlecrafts Ads Knitting Patterns Easy Quilt Patterns Baby Quilt Patterns Quilt Patterns Crochet Patterns Featured Articles How to Crochet a Scarf Learn Five Basic Stitches of Cross Stitch Free Jewelry E-Courses Free Sewing Patterns and Projects that Use Towels Taping the Edges of a Canvas Easy DIY Instructions for Making Charmed Jewelry   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Needlecrafts newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Advertisement