A community of DIY enthusiasts

The Crafty Hangouts team is a group of dedicated, passionate, and enthusiastic DIYers who gathered together in order to create a portal full of useful tips and advice to help those just like us. Find tutorials and guides that are suitable for your hobby to take it to a whole new level.

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All You Need to Know to Start Creating

Tutorials

Step-by-step instructions that will help you create something awesome

The Basics

Learn how to use your equipment and tools properly to make the most of them

Video Reviews

Our experts will show what each of the recommended product is capable of

Product Ratings

We've scoured the market to find the best of the best

Choose Your Hobby

We'll help you decide among the endless ideas you have in mind

Duscussions and FAQs

Find an answer to your question or ask our experts anything you need

Our editorial policy

1. Our Goal

We do our best to provide you with the most easy-to-follow tutorials, guides, and basic information to start your hobby or take it to a whole new level.

2. Our Expert Team

Our team consists of truly passionate DIY enthusiasts who've been dealing with their craft for years. They are always ready to share their knowledge for another tutorial and conduct field testing for a product we're reviewing.

3. Our Sourcing Policy

Sure thing, our experts are our most valuable treasure. However, we're always checking if there's anything new in the world of craft and DIY. That is why our editors are also relying on popular online magazines, news channels, and world-famous (and more local but no less awesome) DIY bloggers.

4. Our Interest

We're not working with any particular manufacturters and are not sponsored by them either. In our articles, you'll notice affiliate links which help us create our content further. If we help our readers find a product with the help of our reviews, we get a small commission, no matter the brand and manufacturer.

5. Your Involvement

We're always ready to help, collaborate or answer your questions. Feel free to text us whatever the topic is, our editors are in touch at all times.

Research Areas

Sewing

Types of Hand Stitches How to Attach Patches Without Sewing How to Oil a Sewing Machine Needlepoint vs. Cross Stitch How to Embroider with a Sewing Machine

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3D Crafting

How to Calibrate a 3D Printer How to Clean a 3D Printer Nozzle How to Speed Up 3D Printing 3D Printing Shell Thickness How to Clean 3D Printer Bed

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Printmaking

How to Heat Press a Mug How to Make Heat Transfers How to Use a Heat Press How to Clean a Heat Press Best Heat Press Machines

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Woodworking

How to Clean Wood Burning Tips How to Sharpen Wood Lathe Tools Wood Burning Tools Woodworking Aprons Trim Routers

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Scrapbooking

How to Use a Cricut Machine How to Use Silhouette Cameo How to Clean a Cricut Mat Best Vinyl Cutters Fabric Cutting Machines

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Drawing

How to Draw Underwater Scenes How Long Does It Take to Get Good at Drawing Mechanical Pencils for Drawing Best Watercolor Brushes Best Art Sets

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Printmaking

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Scrapbooking

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We're Real People!

And we do know how intimidating it can be to start a new hobby. Especially when you nothing about it yet.

Here’s where we, DIY enthusiasts come into play. We do not hide behind ghostwriters, we just don’t need that. Every member of our team is an expert in their sphere and they are willing to share what they know with newbies. Read their brief bios below and be sure to visit our “About Us” page to learn more.

Marilyn Grant

Marilyn knows how to present the dullest topic in an interesting and easy-to-read way. When she’s not teaching English Literature at a local school or writing for our site, Marylin loves to knit and bake for her two grandchildren.

Tracy Osterman

Tracy claims she’s been dealing with craft for as long as she can remember. Her mom is a seamstress, so no wonder Tracy managed to sew her first summer skirt when she was just 9. Later she started to show interest to painting, scrapbooking and even clay modelling. She now owns a small sewing studio together with her mom and is in charge of sharing her and other experts’ knowledge via the website you’re now looking through.

Julie Flores

Julie owns a shop specializing in sewing equipment and accessories. No wonder she knows everything when it comes to technical specifications of practically anything we review. In her free time, Julie loves quilting and scrapbooking.

Ayesha S

Being a talented painter, Ayesha is taking her skills to the next level mastering the world of graphic design. Apart from bringing life into our website, Ayesha has created a number of other successful projects for personal blogs and online magazines, examples of which are included into her portfolio: ayesharana.in