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Makers are remarkably inventive when it comes to finding ways to keep the craft community connected. Here are some of the projects people have started up to bring people together online, share craft skills and keep creating through Covid-19.

In this craft tutorial, Sandra Nesbitt explains how to jazz up your knits with ‘duplicate stitches’, a method of embroidering pictures on to your clothes or knitted accessories.

Learn how to make simple tassels to embellish your knits in this step-by-step tutorial by Sandra Nesbitt of The Feminine Touch Designs.

Learn how to make a Glastonbury-inspired embroidery hoop art, in this gorgeous free tutorial by Sharon Greaves from Daisylions.

If your time is stretched this Christmas but you still want to give something personal and handmade, why not try these two simple and inexpensive tutorials? Fay from The Poncy Pantry shows you how to make a festive Scrabble Christmas ornament and a DIY chalkboard ornament that can double as a gift tag or Christmas table place name.