Mary Beth Temple
Mary Beth Temple is an author and designer of sewing, crochet, and knitting books and patterns. Her work appears frequently in a wide variety of magazines, and she also the owner and lead designer for the popular knit and crochet pattern line Hooked for Life.
Mary Beth is the author of over a dozen books and booklets, including the upcoming Bath Knits: 30 Projects Made to Pamper, and Fabulous Fat Quarter Aprons. Other popular titles include Curvy Girl Crochet: 25 Patterns that Fit and Flatter, Arm Knitting and Finger Knitting, and Tunisian Techniques: It’s Easy to Crochet with Color.
As a teacher, Mary Beth gets around! Catch her live at a wide selection of conventions (now featured on her new site, TailorMade Cosplay), and online via her YouTube channel.
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TailorMade Cosplay
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Videos on AllFreeSewing
- 10-Minute Messenger Bag
- 10 Minute Wine Coaster
- Adorable Sewn Baby Bib
- DIY Sewing Organizer
- Easy and Cute Sewn Pot Holder
- Five Ways to Tie a Super Scarf
- How to Make a Body Form
- How to Prep a Mug Rug
- How to Seam Bind a Mug Rug
- How to Sew: Jacket Alteration Part 1
- How to Sew: Jacket Alteration Part 2
- How to Sew: Jacket Alteration Part 3
- How to Sew: Skirt Hem Part 1
- How to Sew: Skirt Hem Part 2
- How to Sew: Skirt Hem Part 3
- No-Sew Fabric Flower
- No-Sew Jean Coaster
- Sewing Alteration Series: Jacket Alteration Intro
- Sewing Alteration Series: Jacket Reveal
- Sewing Alteration Series: Skirt Alteration Intro
- Sewing Alteration Series: Skirt Reveal
- Sewn DIY Denim Oven Mitt
- Sewn Hanging Dish Towel Pattern
- Stunning Vintage Table Runner
- Upcycled Denim Jean Fringed Coasters
- A Visual Guide to Precuts
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