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Crafts for adults 🧵 ✨
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For when you want to start a new hobby and pretend you are at summer camp & 10 years old Find your next obsession
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Embroidery
 
Jewelry
 
Coloring
 
Crocheting

Embroidery

Like drawing with thread! Great if you are already comfy with a thread and needle 🪡 to some degree
 
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Start with a size 8 (medium size), bamboo hoop. These are cheap and easy to work with! They make lots of kinds, oval, square, plastic etc any would work
Embroidery Hoops
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I started to learn on old dish towels! Cotton is preferred without a texture. Tshirts are too stretchy and can be difficult to learn on. You need something that will keep its shape. A thin denim works too!
White Dish Towels
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Various sizes are nice !
Clover Gold Eye Embroidery Needles Size 3-9, 16 Pack
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Thread!! Any colors you like work! They will come in 6 strands. Most stitches require 3 strands.
Stitch Supply Co.
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This is how I organize my thread! You can also make your own out of an old cereal box.
Needlepoint Thread Organizer
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They are a rite of passage!! Get the stork scissors!
Gingher Stork Embroidery Scissors 3.5"
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Jewelry

Make sure you have good lighting ! The beads are tiny !
 
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You need these to finish off your project. Use the crimp that corresponds to the size of wire your choose.
Crimps
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Match your wire to your crimp and beads !
Jewelry Making Wire
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Get whatever clasp you want! You can also get plain earrings if you prefer that to a bracelet or necklace
Clasps for Jewelry-Making
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You can also use a small needle nose pliers
Crimping Tool For Jewelry Making
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For cutting
Wire Cutters For Jewelry
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For shaping !
Tiny Needle Nose Pliers
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Pick your style !! They make all different kinds of beads and charms
Tiny Beads
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Anything with small compartments works! You can also use baby food jars.
Craft Storage, Containers, Organizers & Photo Boxes
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Coloring

Perfect for all ages!
 
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Embrace your 6th grade self
Multicolored : Gel Pens
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Pick your vibe! They make a bunch of coloring books based on popular books if that is your thing too!
Adult Coloring Books
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Crocheting

A little easier than knitting imo
 
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I would start with an 8 - not too big, not too tiny. It’s nice to get a feel for it
Size 8 Crochet Hook
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These are helpful for tying up loose ends !
LUNARM 50PCS Large Eye Plastic Sewing Needles
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Cotton yarn is great for a dish rag - it’s a perfect place to start for a beginner !
Beautiful Cotton Yarn
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