Category: Crafting

What’s the best knitting machine? We surveyed the knitters among our parent readers to find the answer. What was best for beginners? Kids? We took their suggestions and then did another 5 hours of research, comparing features and overall quality.Here are the knitting machines we’d recommend.

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What’s the best epoxy resin kit for beginners? For making jewelry? What about furniture? We took at deep dive into all projects that use epoxy resin by asking our crafty readers for their top favorites. We took these suggestions and then did five more hours of research, comparing quality and ease of use among 9 different epoxy resin kits. Here are the ones we’d recommend.

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What’s the best breakable heart mold? We love breakable chocolate diamond hearts—they’re perfect to hide small trinkets or gifts for that special someone. Even better, there are bundles with chocolate molds also include letter molds (for personalization) and some even include small wooden mallets to break them open. We tried out 9 different molds in our test kitchen to find the best bets. Here are the ones we’d recommend.

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What’s the best sewing table? We asked the sewing and crafting enthusiasts among our readers for their favorites. Then we tried out several popular brands. Which sewing table had the best storage? The best portability? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

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Play sand is fun! It feels cool or wet, but isn’t. It doesn’t dry out and can be sculpted, shaped and played with without making a big mess. How does it work? The sand is coated with silicone oil, the same ingredient that made Silly Putty a hit for previous generations of kids. We tested play sand with actual kids to see which products were the most fun and easiest to clean up after. Here are the winners.

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What are the best hot glue sticks? And which sticks can work with dual temperature hot glue guns? We got out the craft projects and tried several brands of hot glue sticks to find the best. Here are the ones we’d recommend.

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