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A New Toy for Stitch Maps and Stitch Mastery Users

Screenshot from the Maps to Mastery knitting pattern text conversion app.

Today’s update is a rather niche thing I made for myself, but I thought I’d add it to the website in case anyone else finds it useful.

If you use both Stitch Maps and Stitch Mastery software, I’ve made an app that makes creating your Stitch Mastery charts fast and accurate. It automatically converts the written instructions from Stitch Maps into the text format used by Stitch Mastery, all ready to import using the “chart from text” feature.

I’ve called it Maps to Mastery.

I have no idea if it will be useful to anyone else, but if you do make use of it, let me know!

Sarah (signature)

Bows, bows, bows…

My “sewing stretch-knit fabric without a serger” tutorial has taken a backseat due to a broken light bulb so I’ve been working on the samples for my Clover Bow Maker video tutorial instead.

I’m hoping to do the filming tomorrow but in the meantime, please enjoy some photos of my samples. I’ve given them the “I’m so addicted making bows that I’ve used up all my ribbon stash”* seal of approval.

* I did, and then I went and bought some more 🙂

The three sets of bow makers

Clover bow makers

My sample bows

Bows made on the Clover bow makers

Check out my flickr “needlework gadgets” album to see each bow with the bow maker/s used to create them