Cold Process Shaving Soap Recipe
A warning—once you try a real soap to shave with, you’ll never use commercial shaving cream again. You can tailor this recipe to suit your own oil preferences. It is…
Where to Buy Lye for Soap Making
Lye used to be available in the supermarket but not anymore. You might be able to find it in some hardware stores often in the drain cleaning section next to…
How to Use Dry Flower Petals When Making Soap
It’s tempting when dreaming up your soap recipes to mix in dried flower petals. Crushed rose petals, lavender buds, and bluebonnets—there are so many to choose from. Adding flowers works…
Measurements vs. Percentages in Soap Making Recipes
While cooking a recipe for food usually allows some room for error, soap making is a completely different type of process. Precision is key in order for soap recipes to…
How to Rebatch Soap to Fix Mistakes
How to Rebatch Your Soap Rebatching is taking soap that has already been made and giving it new life it by grating it, melting it, and then adding any additional…
How to Knit a Sweater: Beginner’s Tips and Patterns
Knitting a sweater is one of the pinnacles of the hobby, and it’s one that stops some new knitters in their tracks. A sweater seems like such a big project…
14 Fair Isle Knitting Patterns
Fair Isle Scarf Yarn Plaza Knit yourself a Fair Isle scarf with this free pattern from Yarn Plaza. Because stranded knitting is easier when working in the round, this pattern…
10 Free Dog Sweater Knitting Patterns
If you’re a knitter, you probably already make things for the people you love, so why not for your pup This collection of dog sweater knitting patterns includes some basic…
How to Knit the Garter Stitch
The garter stitch is often found in knitting patterns to create a border or edge that has a striped texture and doesn’t curl. The garter stitch is also great for…
13 Top Lace Knitting Patterns
Knitting lace might sound intimidating if you’re new to knitting, but it doesn’t have to be! Lace knitting patterns can be as simple as a few added yarn overs or…