sewing

Special occasions call for special desserts - creamy chocolate mousse, delicate almond spice cookies, gorgeous custard-filled cream puffs. But for people on sugar-restricted diets, truly tasty sweets like these are hard to come by.

Enter (Not So) Sweets, an ebook of beautiful recipes made without refined white sugar. Pam Harris is an avid baker and treat-maker, who had to adjust her cooking style when members of her family developed blood sugar issues.

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In this project, we'll learn a simple technique for weaving ribbons right into a piece of dyed burlap. Then, we'll whip up this lovely lined tote bag.

• Skill Level: Moderate
• 15 Pages
• 32 Full color step-by-step photos
• Printer-friendly instruction sheet

This tutorial is part of the Weaving Un-Loomed ebook. Remember, if you're planning to buy three or more of these tutorials, you can save money by buying the full ebook!

In this project, we'll weave colorful twill tapes into a sturdy, pretty placemat. Depending on the colors you use, and how you arrange them, you can weave all sorts of beautiful patterns.

• Skill Level: Easy
• 9 Pages
• 17 Full color step-by-step photos
• Printer-friendly instruction sheet

This tutorial is part of the Weaving Un-Loomed ebook. Remember, if you're planning to buy three or more of these tutorials, you can save money by buying the full ebook!

In this project, a piece of humble cardboard becomes a weaving tool, which we'll use to create a set of woven squares for this fun cushion.

• Skill Level: Bit of a Challenge
• 9 Pages
• 19 Full color step-by-step photos
• Printer-friendly instruction sheet

This tutorial is part of the Weaving Un-Loomed ebook. Remember, if you're planning to buy three or more of these tutorials, you can save money by buying the full ebook!