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Note: As of 2017, The New Homemaker is an archive. The articles on the site are all original to TNH. For more musings from Lynn, the person behind this site, go here.

Super Simple Tea Cosy Pattern Generator
Here it is, the Super Simple Tea Cosy! I've knit a few versions; this pattern is both easy to memorize, and easy to customize.
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Making Books with Children
Expand your child's love of books by making them
A Breast Too Far?
Why are many lactivists unwilling to sympathize with the formula-feeding mothers in their midst?
Decorating Clay Pots
The ivy pot has "Tell me why the ivy twines" written in Sharpie pen, with freehand leaves; the sage pot was rubber-stamped and then touched up; and the little pot was the result of Josie slopping on paint and Mommy brushing it out for her--turned out rather Monet-like!
A project for the whole family