Computing for Crafters
More and more Crafters are finding that a computer can be a huge help to them. Whatever your age or Craft, the computer, together with Internet Access can open up a whole new world to you.
- Is Glass Painting in New Zealand the same as Glass Painting in the UK? Not only can you find out you can actually see pictures of examples and maybe view a video of the techniques.
- Need to resize a design? There are easy to use graphics programmes to help you do that. You will even be able to create your own designs.
- What to change a photo into a Cross Stitch Chart? There are several programmes which can do that.
The possibilities are endless. You have the opportunity to “talk” to other crafters involved in the same area, share ideas, download free designs and patterns, learn new techniques, find craft fairs and craft workshops.
Within this website we will try to help you get the most out of your computer and the internet. Each article will be open to comments and questions so please feel free to register and contribute if you wish.
We will be looking a programmes you can use to make your own cross stitch charts and other which will help you with your designs. There are already articles on both these as well as things like shopping safely online and finding those great craft bargains.
Another section will be help those who want to have their own site, be it a blog, a google site or a fully fledged website selling your craft products.
We welcome any suggestions you may have for new articles and, if you wish to be kept informed about new content, just register by clicking the link on the right.