What's one of the hottest trends in Hollywood right now? Knitting! Meryl Streep has been seen crocheting afghans on the set of her movies; Julia Roberts knits for her newborns; even famous tweener Raven Simone crocheted in her sitcom 'That's So Raven'...and they're not alone! Madonna, Sandra Bullock, Julianne Moore, Cameron Diaz have all jumped on the crafts wagon!
Now it's your turn...If you want to get hip on the newest crafty trends, tune-in to DIY Network for a new series, UNCOMMON THREADS, premiering Monday, July 3rd at 10:30am. (New episodes air every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:30am)
Host Allison Whitlock interviews funky crafty groups from all over the country as they show projects such as MP3 player covers, original designs for throw rugs, embellished totes, and embroidered lampshades. Check it out the upcoming episodes:
'The Hookers' from Columbus, Ohio, demonstrates latch hook techniques to make throw rugs with 'street art' designs.
' Crochet Nation' from Duluth, Georgia, demonstrates how to crochet wild hats.
Melinda Barta, author of 'Hip to Stitch' of Denver, Colorado demonstrates how to make a 3D stitched and embroidered map and an embroidered photo album.
'Urban Arts and Crafts' from the Kansas City area featured an embroidered journal and lampshade.
'New York City Crafters' from NYC featured pillows, towels and stuffed toys with animal designs.
' PDX Super Crafty' members from Portland, Oregon feature a variety of creative totes and bags.
'Phoenix Fridas' from Phoenix, Arizona feature a southwest party theme with embroidered invitations, a piñata pillow and an MP3 player cover.
'Chicago School of Fusing' from the Chicago area shows three variations of contemporary and artistic quilts with a sunflower motif.
And much more… with 'AKA', 'LA Knitsters', 'LA Church of Craft', 'Presh', 'Silverlake Kids', 'Swank', '2 the Point' from Los Angeles.
