Craft & Textiles

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Textiles covers sewing, knitting and embroidery, and crafting is a bit of a catch-all term here and can include scrapbooking, card making, origami or other creative endeavours that fall outside of drawing, painting, and music.

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Crafternoons

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Scrapbooking

Scrapbook ideas – Tiffany Julia

Over 100 videos on scrapbooking ideas for beginners
Videos range from 9 – 35 minutes in length

Scrapbook tutorials – Alicia McNamara

A collection of over 20 scrapbook tutorials for beginners
Videos range from 4 – 14 minutes in length

Scrapbook.com

Choose from over 4000 videos on scrapbooks, cards and more
Tutorials, tips, techniques suitable for beginners upwards
Videos range from 1 to 16 minutes in length

Card Making

Card making – K Werner Design

https://www.youtube.com/user/starofmay/playlists

Choose from over 1000 videos on card making, stamping and colouring
Card making for every occasion from birthdays, valentines to the holidays
Suitable for beginners upwards

Card making – Jennifer McGuire Ink

https://www.youtube.com/user/jennifermcguireink/videos

Over 900 videos on card making
Tutorials, tips and techniques for handmade cards
Suitable for beginners upwards

Card making and paper crafts – Own World

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTA-Sz9OPi3kardPDlg2Bfw/videos

Choose from over 100 videos on card making, paper work, crafts and origami
Card making tutorials, techniques and tips
Suitable for beginners upwards

Origami

Origami Tutorials – Jo Nakashima

https://www.youtube.com/user/jonakashima/featured

A collection of over 500 videos on Origami
Videos range from 1 – 70 minutes in length
Suitable from beginners upwards

Origami Tutorials – Paper Kawaii

https://www.youtube.com/user/paperkawaii/playlists

Choose from over 300 Origami tutorials videos
Tutorials include how to make animals, boxes, flowers and much more
Suitable from beginners to the more advanced

Easy Paper Origami

https://www.youtube.com/c/EasyPaperOrigami/featured

Over 200 Origami tutorials step by step to make paper flowers, boats, butterflies to airplanes
Suitable from beginners upwards

Bookbinding

Tutorial for beginners – Johanna Clough

Bookbinding tutorial for beginners
Tutorial provides a step by step guide to the art of bookbinding

Bookbinding Methods & Stitches – Sea Lemon

DIY bookbinding tutorials
Tutorials on many different stitches and methods of bookbinding

Cross Stitch

Cross Stitch for Beginners – Peacock & Fig

Learn cross stitching for beginners
A collection of 18 videos ranging from 1 – 16 minutes in length

Cross Stitch Tutorials – Caterpillar Cross Stitch

A collection of 17 videos on cross stitch quick tutorials
Suitable for beginners upwards

Cross Stitch for Beginners – MadeByMarzipan

Learn cross stitching for beginners within this 9-minute video
Other videos available such topics as craft, scrapbooking and sewing tutorials, lettering and hair accessories

Lino Printing

Lino Printing Tutorial – Eliott Lucas

Tutorial video on lino printing
Video is presented with fast forward sections so you see the whole process from drawing to printing

Block Printing Linocuts – The Virtual Instructor

Tutorial on lino block printing
Other videos and playlists including pastel, oil painting, coloured pencil drawing, watercolour, acrylic painting, graphite pencil and charcoal drawing lessons

Linocut Printmaking – Maarit Hanninen

A collection of 7 videos on linocut and printing tutorials
Videos range from 2 – 9 minutes in length

Weaving

Weaving for Beginners – Creativebug Studios

A 5-part video collection on weaving for beginners
Learn how to build your own loom, set up the warp threads, start weaving, change colours, add stripes, colour blocks and more complex techniques

How to Weave – Shmoxd

Learn how to make a homemade loom and wall hanging weave within this 12-minute introduction to weaving

Pin Loom Weaving – Life.Love.Craft

A collection of videos on the basic pin loom weaving for beginners
Learn how to weave your first square, add beads and changing colours

Journals

Journaling for Beginners – Johanna Clough

A collection of 11 video tutorials on journaling for beginners

How to Journal for Beginners – Natalies Outlet

Learn how to journal for beginners within this 10-minute tutorial

Journal with Me – Constance Goh

Journal with me is a collection of 6 tutorial videos for beginners
Videos range from 7 – 17 minutes in length

Wall /Ceiling Hanging Art

Wall Hangings – Arts & Crafts

Over 40 video tutorials on paper-based wall hanging craft ideas
Videos range from 3 – 35 minutes in length

Wall Hanging Decorations – AS World

Choose from over 30 different paper-based wall /ceiling hanging decorations

Paper Flowers

Paper Flowers – Ezzy Crafts DIY

Over 100 videos on making paper flowers
Tutorials cover how to make roses, carnations to daisies

Paper Craft Flowers – SHAMMI Crafts

Choice of over 80 tutorial videos on paper craft flowers
Learn how to make Lilies, roses to marigolds

Flower Making – DIY Paper Crafts

Learn how to make crepe paper flowers including poppies, roses and tulips
With over 100 video tutorials ranging from 3 – 17 minutes in length

Balloon Garlands

Balloon Garlands – Anastasia Onishchenko

A collection of over 100 video tutorials on the art of balloon garlands
Video choice by colour and theme

Easy Balloon Garland – ClaCali

An introduction video on DIY balloon garland and how to hang it

Balloon Garlands – Ask Me For A Balloon

A collection of over 20 garland tutorials in different colours and themes

Sewing

Sewing for Beginners – Angela Kane Sewing TV

A collection of sewing for beginners’ videos
Learn the basics of sewing techniques
Videos range from 2 – 7 minutes in length

Sewing Projects for beginners – Sew Aldo

Over 50 videos on sewing projects for beginners
Videos range from 3 – 25 minutes in length

Beginners pattern making and sewing class – Savi’s Fashion Studio

Over 20 videos on pattern making and sewing for beginners
Videos range from 4 – 20 minutes in length

Knitting

Knitting Tutorials – Very Pink Knits

https://www.youtube.com/user/verypinkknits/playlists

Choose from over 600 videos on knitting tutorials, techniques to patterns
Suitable from beginners upwards

Knitting and Crochet Video Tutorials – New Stitch a Day

https://www.youtube.com/user/newstitchaday/playlists

Over 1000 videos on knitting and crochet tutorials
Suitable for beginners upwards with step by step instructions and techniques

Knitting – GoodKnitKisses

A collection of over 70 videos on knitting with needles
Videos range from 2 – 120 minutes in length
Suitable for beginners upwards

Embroidery

A collection of over 20 videos on getting started with embroidery
Suitable for beginners upwards as you learn about needle and treads, stitches to flowers

Beginners Embroidery – Shagufta Fyms

Over 90 videos on beginner’s embroidery
Learn sewing tricks, types of embroidery stitches and more

Hand Embroidery pattern for beginners – Crafts & Embroidery

A collection of over 80 videos on hand embroidery pattern for beginners
Videos range from 2 – 18 minutes in length