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15 Handmade Laundry Detergent Recipes

Handmade laundry detergent can be just the thing for cleaning your handmade clothes and other items. It is simple to make and can be a good way to save money. However, for me, the most important thing about making laundry detergent is that you can control the ingredients, therefore there are no worries about harsh chemicals or other nasties creeping in to the wash!

Handmade Laundry Detergent Recipes 

Handmade laundry detergents are quick to make and there are lots of interesting recipes available below. In addition to handmade laundry detergent recipes, we've also been collecting recipes for handmade fabric conditioners, dryer sheets etc. Check out these 15 Handmade Laundry Detergent Recipes  and let me know what you think!!

Ms Stitch - 2 January, 2010

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Looking for something to do these holidays?

We hope that all the users of FreeNeedle have had an enjoyable few days. The festive period is traditionally a time for giving, so if you can't decide upon a project to work on, why not think about sewing for charity?

Most charities are looking for donations of simple projects, so regardless of your skill level, you'll still be able to contribute and it could be good way to use up offcuts.

Here are some links to sites that have been suggested and you can find more by searching for sewing for charity or at the sewing site at About.com.

http://www.projectlinus.org/links.html (USA) & http://projectlinusuk.org.uk/ (UK)

http://www.comfortquilts.co.uk/index.html

http://sharingcolourandcomfort.webs.com/ifyoudliketohelpby.htm

The Geek - 27 December, 2009

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Make Slippers and Footwear

I love cozy toes! Whether it's thick fleecy socks or warm fluffy slippers, then winter is a great time for wearing handmade footwear!

If you fancy sewing slippers or other footwear take a look at some of these patterns - there are some fab ideas that will keep your toes toasty warm all winter!  Sewing Footwear Projects

Ms Stitch - 12 December, 2009

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Christmas Crafts and Projects

It's not (quite) too late to start planning Christmas crafts! Our sister site, MakeForChristmas has a range of different ideas. You'll find them here - MakeForBusiness. Do let us know of any we've missed!! 

Happy Crafting

Kate

Ms Stitch - 9 December, 2009

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Some Server Problems

We're back and working again after more than 13 hours offline. We do apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Our web hosting company informed us last week that they would be moving FreeNeedle and her sister sites, Make For Baby, Make For Christmas and Make For Business, to a new web server and we should be aware that the site would be offline for about five minutes.

Unfortunately they seem to have under estimated the true downtime somewhat.

Hopefully everything will continue to run smoothly and FreeNeedle users won't experience any further problems.

The Geek - 9 December, 2009

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Over 1200 Free Sewing Projects and Patterns

Wow - another milestone today. We've got links to over 1,200 free sewing projects and tutorials. While the FreeNeedle system checks the links every day - some do break or change. One of our new features is a 'report this link' button, so if you find any broken links or something that isn't quit right, do use this button to let us know!

Ms Stitch - 6 December, 2009

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Christmas Sewing and Crafting

What have you got planned for Festive sewing and crafting projects?

 I enjoy making cookie cutter ornaments. These are easy to make - simply use a cookie cutter as a template and cut two pieces from felt and stitch them together, adding a little wadding to give some dimension. I handstitch these and find them a great way to relax. I like the look of handstitching on felt as it gives a real handcrafted look.

We've got some festive sewing patterns and projects here - Christmas Sewing.

However - if you're looking for more Christmas and Festive projects then take a look at our sister site - Make For Christmas. You'll find hundreds of free festive projects!

Ms Stitch - 15 November, 2009

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Hats for For Autumn and Winter

Time to start thinking about winter hats? I have quite a collection that I have made over the years. I have two favorites, one is a fleece hat that took about two minutes to make, the other a velvet beret that seemed to take for ever! This is the great thing about making hats, they can be quick and easy, or intricate works of art. 

 We've found some interesting hat patterns - Free Hat Patterns, remember you can leave comments throughout the site!

Ms Stitch - 4 November, 2009

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Missing Links Update

Just a quick note to report that the automated missing pages feature is settled in and functioning properly, so you should never have to worry about clicking on link after link to missing or non-existent pages.

You may still encounter missing pages occasionally, but you will be prewarned which ones maybe missing as they'll be highlighted with a warning light graphic - this way our system doesn't immediately remove a page from Freeneedle's directory in case it may just be a temporary problem. More info is in our FAQs.

The Geek - 4 November, 2009

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Missing Links

We've discovered that we've had a few technical problems with the automated link checking system.

We had adapted the manual system from the old Freeneedle site, but it seems it wasn't functioning correctly. We've spent the last couple of days rewriting the code and apart from a few tweaks to make this morning, it appears to be working correctly now.

Over the next 36 hours, links should settle down and any that no longer exist will disappear from Freeneedle.

Also thanks to Sondray for pointing out that Geocities sites no longer exist.

The Geek - 1 November, 2009

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