A tutorial on how to make fabric from scrap threads and use your orts. Using wash away stabiliser or dissolvable fabric you can create a new fabric.
Color Mixing LED Bracelet: This project can be a good introduction to soft circuits and how to build a basic circuit. It uses conductive thread, CNC cut conductive fabric and resistive plastic, or Velostat. An RGB LED is sewn in to the bird design as it's eye and changes colo…
A contemporary couturier shares techniques for making neat, narrow finishes on sheer and lightweight fabrics.
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A PDF Tutorial by The Curry Bungalow The Sew In Style Thread Catcher is an essential sewing accessory that sits to the left or the right of your sewing machine, stays firmly in place, and is ready to receive your thread cuttings and scrap fabric clippings. Curry Bungalow tutorial-style PDF sewing pattern includes easy to follow, detailed instructions as well as 38 photographs illustrating the steps throughout the project. There are also fabric cutting instructions as well as sewing tips and hin
you always keep these too? and i made it into this a while ago i saw on carolyn’s website a recipe for making a paste with which you can make a bowl out of yarn. she used a long piece of yarn…
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Tutorial - How to make rope coil vessels - We Are Scout
Here are some pieces of fiber art that I'm inspired by! Grab a cup of something hot, sit back, and enjoy some wonderful websites! India Flint's weaving: Thom Atkin's "August: Thank you Kaffe Fassett": Arline Fisch's crochet Lantern Medusa: Kirsten Chursinoff's Knapweed 3: Happy Creating! Deborah
Stock photo sites are an incredible source of imagery for use in all sorts of online spaces including advertisements, social media campaigns, websites, and blogs and they can also come in handy for print campaigns. I found more than four dozen stock photography sites offering millions of photos, illustrations, vectors, and videos on almost every subject matter imaginable. Some of these sites charge a monthly or yearly fee, and some have restrictions on how the images can be used. To make things simpler we've narrowed down the offerings to eight high-quality stock photo sites with images relevant to craft-based businesses where almost every image is free to use as you see fit.
I have an easy way to Gather Fabric that will give you even gathers. Even better, you will not have any broken stitches or tangled threads.
Learn how to machine-sew a hem to finish the pleated sleeves Pattern Hack "Dramatic Pleats" in Threads #194 (Dec. 2017/Jan. 2018).
Weinig huishoudens die er geen weg mee weten. Ze zijn zo handig en zien er altijd mooi en opgeruimd uit. Deze opbergmanden kunnen overal in huis gebruikt worden.
Keep your needles, scissors, and thread close at hand in an embroidered sewing roll made with fabrics that reflect your style.
We have imagined a Hand & Heart Warming Pillow which is a perfect use for our little fabric scraps and we hope yours too. It’s a small token of us to share with those who warm our hearts.
Well it's the end of a busy week! I don't know about you, but I'm pooped! But I'm pleased to say we've had some gorgeous, sunny days here in N.I. this week, and there's a lovely Autumn feel to the air! As always, the things I've been working on this week I can't show you yet (soon I promise!), so I'm going to give you a wee tute on how to use up every last wee bit of fabric shavings, you know those bits that end up all over your cutting mat after trimming blocks and hsts? We'll here's a cool way to turn them into a new type of fabric. As far as I know this product doesn't have an official name - I learnt it at college and it wasn't called anything then, but if you know the official name of this craft, please let me know. 1. Save up your fabric shavings & wee bits of offcuts that are too small to be useful (you can also cut up wee bits of fluffy wool, ribbon, sparkly threads etc.). Bigger pieces will need to be snipped down smaller. 2. Take a piece of plain sheeting/calico and lay a load of shavings on top. You can colour code your savings as I have done here, or have a multi-coloured mess! Make sure it's thick enough to cover the backing fabric, but not too thick to sew over. 3. Lay a piece of water soluble fabric over the top and pin/sew round the edges. This stuff is really cool - you can get different brands in a craft shop or online. I've used Avalon Water Soluble Embroidery Fabric by Madeira. 4. Now sew, sew, sew over the top of the w.s.fabric, either by free motion quilting or straight & wavy lines all over. Try not to leave any big gaps where the shavings can later escape from. 5. When you have stitched this to within an inch of its life, take the pins out and under a luke warm tap or in a sink/basin, allow the w.s.fabric to melt away (it goes a bit slimy as it melts off so rinse it well). 6. Give your new piece of fabric a good squeeze to get the water out and then allow it to dry on the radiator. 7. When dry, draw your desired shapes on the back and cut out. If you want to, sew more stitching on top to highlight details, for example veins in leaves, or sew on beads, sequins etc. 8. You can now use your fabric shapes to embellish/decorate cards, cushions, make letters or Christmas decorations etc. etc. The possibilities are endless! Another way to use this wonderful water soluble fabric is to roughly sketch a shape on to it & then put it into an embroidery hoop. Repeated sewing and shading with thread will close all the gaps, so that when you take the fabric off the hoop and dissolve the w.s.fabric you are left with a completely embroidered shape. Have fun & let your imagination run wild!
Well yes, it all started with a workshop with Nicki Stewart in preparation for the Fibre Arts New Zealand annual even in Whanganui last week ( and before it’s fully booked, check out the offe…
This is my new hand stitching companion...literally a THREAD CATCHER. When I am hand stitching, there are little tails of silk thread and snippets of quilting cotton EVERYWHERE...I know things are out of hand when Weasley the cat saunters by with thread and fabric snippets are stuck to his fur coat! And now, a view of the underside...(this is my favorite Kaffe Fassett fabric in my stash)... Do you want to learn to make one? Let me demonstrate the magic...first, I push DOWN with my thumbs on the pleated side... The bottom pushes out and starts to untwist... Now there is a cute, little container, open and ready to receive your thread tails... When I take a pause from stitching, I simply push all my little thread tails to the bottom of the container, hold the rim, and twist the bottom compactly into the rim...ta da!! The threads are trapped within the compact, little, twisted container. SO neat and tidy! I discovered a great video on how to do this on Pinterest, which I will link at the end of this post, but I found that some of the measurements needed to be updated to make it actually come out right...like toilet paper rolls, and so many other things, packaging/product is shrinking while prices stay the same or increase. The original directions have us make this little gem from "recycled" materials...(a cereal box, leftover batting, and a Pringles potato chip tube are recommended). I think you could make it from other things, you would just have to adjust the sizes of your materials (and you wouldn't "have to" eat Pringles). I have saved an empty plastic mayo jar that might work as well... After gobbling up all the Pringles, wipe the tube (and your clothing) free of crumbs, cut off the lip of the container, and cut a 1/2" slice of the tube. I used paper scissors, but a nice sharp craft knife might be easier. Measure the circumference...I found mine to be about 9-1/4". I added 1/2" to this to get the longer measurement for my rectangle of fabric needed for the body of the thread catcher. (In the Pinterest video, the circumference measured 9-1/2"...see...things ARE shrinking in the stores...) My fabric rectangle measures 8" x 9-3/4" (before I folded over 1/4" on each long side and pressed). (That's 8" x 9-1/4", plus the extra 1/2" on the longer side.) The size of the components for the thread catcher bottom are dependent on the size of the Pringles ring. The box board and batting circles need to be slightly smaller in diameter so that, once covered in fabric, they won't be too tight to to twist, push, and nestle inside the Pringles ring. I found this inside size/diameter to be about 2-11/16"...just shy of 2-3/4". Cut two each of the box board and the batting. Then I made my two fabric circles a little larger so that I would have room to baste and gather the edges around the box board and batting. My fabric circles measured 3-1/2" in diameter. Now I do a running stitch around the edge of each of the two fabric circles... Then I center a batting circle on the wrong side of the fabric circle... ...followed by a box board circle, covering the batting circle. Then I pull the gathering thread to surround my batting and box board circles. I secure this with a couple of stitches and a knot. Now I slip stitch these two padded circles to each other, wrong sides together, Then, I fold my fabric rectangle, right sides together, and stitch along the SHORT side with a 1/4" seam allowance. Note that the stitching is on the 8" edge of the fabric rectangle. Now I press the seam open so that it will lie nice and flat. With right sides still together, I slide my Pringles ring on my tube of fabric and encase the ring as I bring the edges that are pressed under together. I line up those pressed under edges and pin. My Pringles ring is now securely located where the fabric tube folds. I stitch right under the Pringles ring to lock it in a casing. Ta da! Then I remove my pins. I push the inside of the fabric tube out past the Pringles ring. See how my 1/4" seam is still neatly turned under? I insert my thread catcher bottom and secure with pins. The fabric tube will be slightly larger, so you will have to center the bottom as you pin to ease the slight fullness. Then I slip stitch around, easing the fullness and removing pins as I stitch. Then I push the bottom through the ring, and into the other open end with the pressed under edge, center, pin, and slip stitch in the same way. Ta da! Now it is ready to accept all your thread tails... When I stop stitching, I push all the thread mess to the bottom of my thread catcher... ...and gently twist and collapse, trapping the thread tails. SO easy and satisfying. And it is so compact and small that it will fit nicely in my stitching bag. Here is a the video I found on Pinterest. She really lays out the steps very nicely. AngiesBitsandPieces Note: I found my set of Karen Kaye Buckley large circles very helpful...there is one exactly the size of the fabric circle, and I used another to make my box board/batting template and just trimmed my template a little smaller. In stitches, Teresa :o)
Sew DIY Folk Talisman Doll with a Candy
Apply a lining to a curved neckline and an armhole edge for an elegant couture technique.
Crocheted thread edging can add a beautiful heirloom-quality to so many articles in a hope chest. This simple crocheted edging is t...
The beginnings January 1 through 3 January complete. Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 The backside Housed in Katherine's lovely wicker case Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 My dye pots are a favourite A red letter day when Harry brought a girlfriend to the pond Posted April 23, 2012 Love those baskets Posted April 29, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 13, 2012 Posted May, 18, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 June 17, 2012 June 24, 2012 July 1, 2012 A favourite Week ending July 7, 2012 July 12, 2012 Week ending July 29 Week ending august 12, 2012 Week ending august 19, 2012 Week ending August 26, 2012 Loved the whales that week. Week ending September 2, 2012 Week ending September 9, 2012 A wonderful week September 30, 2012 October 7th Week ending October 21...One of my favourite weeks scratching wise This year so far Love that cardinal One of my favourite stitchings with hurricane Sandy coming up the coast Week ending November 11, 2012 Week ending November 18, 2012 Week ending November 25, 2012 First snow Week ending December 2, 2012 Week ending December 9, 2012 Week ending December 16, 2012 July 1, 2012 to December 23, 2012 Christmas Week The year complete 2012 in Scratchings
My book tour was amazing, surreal, an absolute dream come true BUT I had little time in each city to shop! Boo hoo! Fortunately though I did get to hit a few nice shops thanks to my friend Leslie who introduced me to this fabulous notions store in San Francisco called Bell'occhio. This store lef
Oh,... have I ever been having fun with new fabrics and new pincushion designs. I just had to share this Thread Catcher that I completed moments ago. I just posted it for sale at my Etsy Shop . Isn't this pincushion the just the cutest! That's a five inch Dresden Plate quilt block applied to the top of the pincushion! I know, I know, I'm crazy, aren't I? Fast Forward! This pattern, as well as two other Thread Catcher Patterns is now available at my Etsy shop, Curry Bungalow. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CurryBungalow
Huge list of sew and no sew projects for fabric scraps. Make gifts, jewelery or home decor items out of the trimmings, crumbs and other items you would normally toss in the scrap bin.
Lisa Bongean's Thread Catcher This is Lisa Bongean's triangular thread catcher. If you don't recognize her name, Lisa is the force behind Primitive Gatherings, one of the best quilt shops in the country. She also has a blog, so be...
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This is my new hand stitching companion...literally a THREAD CATCHER. When I am hand stitching, there are little tails of silk thread and snippets of quilting cotton EVERYWHERE...I know things are out of hand when Weasley the cat saunters by with thread and fabric snippets are stuck to his fur coat! And now, a view of the underside...(this is my favorite Kaffe Fassett fabric in my stash)... Do you want to learn to make one? Let me demonstrate the magic...first, I push DOWN with my thumbs on the pleated side... The bottom pushes out and starts to untwist... Now there is a cute, little container, open and ready to receive your thread tails... When I take a pause from stitching, I simply push all my little thread tails to the bottom of the container, hold the rim, and twist the bottom compactly into the rim...ta da!! The threads are trapped within the compact, little, twisted container. SO neat and tidy! I discovered a great video on how to do this on Pinterest, which I will link at the end of this post, but I found that some of the measurements needed to be updated to make it actually come out right...like toilet paper rolls, and so many other things, packaging/product is shrinking while prices stay the same or increase. The original directions have us make this little gem from "recycled" materials...(a cereal box, leftover batting, and a Pringles potato chip tube are recommended). I think you could make it from other things, you would just have to adjust the sizes of your materials (and you wouldn't "have to" eat Pringles). I have saved an empty plastic mayo jar that might work as well... After gobbling up all the Pringles, wipe the tube (and your clothing) free of crumbs, cut off the lip of the container, and cut a 1/2" slice of the tube. I used paper scissors, but a nice sharp craft knife might be easier. Measure the circumference...I found mine to be about 9-1/4". I added 1/2" to this to get the longer measurement for my rectangle of fabric needed for the body of the thread catcher. (In the Pinterest video, the circumference measured 9-1/2"...see...things ARE shrinking in the stores...) My fabric rectangle measures 8" x 9-3/4" (before I folded over 1/4" on each long side and pressed). (That's 8" x 9-1/4", plus the extra 1/2" on the longer side.) The size of the components for the thread catcher bottom are dependent on the size of the Pringles ring. The box board and batting circles need to be slightly smaller in diameter so that, once covered in fabric, they won't be too tight to to twist, push, and nestle inside the Pringles ring. I found this inside size/diameter to be about 2-11/16"...just shy of 2-3/4". Cut two each of the box board and the batting. Then I made my two fabric circles a little larger so that I would have room to baste and gather the edges around the box board and batting. My fabric circles measured 3-1/2" in diameter. Now I do a running stitch around the edge of each of the two fabric circles... Then I center a batting circle on the wrong side of the fabric circle... ...followed by a box board circle, covering the batting circle. Then I pull the gathering thread to surround my batting and box board circles. I secure this with a couple of stitches and a knot. Now I slip stitch these two padded circles to each other, wrong sides together, Then, I fold my fabric rectangle, right sides together, and stitch along the SHORT side with a 1/4" seam allowance. Note that the stitching is on the 8" edge of the fabric rectangle. Now I press the seam open so that it will lie nice and flat. With right sides still together, I slide my Pringles ring on my tube of fabric and encase the ring as I bring the edges that are pressed under together. I line up those pressed under edges and pin. My Pringles ring is now securely located where the fabric tube folds. I stitch right under the Pringles ring to lock it in a casing. Ta da! Then I remove my pins. I push the inside of the fabric tube out past the Pringles ring. See how my 1/4" seam is still neatly turned under? I insert my thread catcher bottom and secure with pins. The fabric tube will be slightly larger, so you will have to center the bottom as you pin to ease the slight fullness. Then I slip stitch around, easing the fullness and removing pins as I stitch. Then I push the bottom through the ring, and into the other open end with the pressed under edge, center, pin, and slip stitch in the same way. Ta da! Now it is ready to accept all your thread tails... When I stop stitching, I push all the thread mess to the bottom of my thread catcher... ...and gently twist and collapse, trapping the thread tails. SO easy and satisfying. And it is so compact and small that it will fit nicely in my stitching bag. Here is a the video I found on Pinterest. She really lays out the steps very nicely. AngiesBitsandPieces Note: I found my set of Karen Kaye Buckley large circles very helpful...there is one exactly the size of the fabric circle, and I used another to make my box board/batting template and just trimmed my template a little smaller. In stitches, Teresa :o)
About Give a second life to old or plain clothes or shoes by adding colorful motifs or drawings created by you. Jazz up your tired-looking curtains, lampshades, and cushions with your embroidery designs. This course is your invaluable guide to practicing one of the most versatile crafts. No wonder embroidery is so in vogue right now. Step by step, you’ll quickly and easily learn different embroidery stitches and techniques. With all the embroidery patterns in the course, you’ll be bursting with imaginative ways to upcycle old materials. Create a unique look for everything you wear. See how smocking transforms your clothes, lampshades, pillows, and curtains. Discover the joys of beadwork to add sparkle to your wardrobe. Start exploring your creativity through embroidery today. Requirements International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume. Lessons Module 1: Introduction Introduction to embroidery Hand embroidery Tools and materials Care of embroidery Module 2: Creating Designs Working with a frame Creating a design Transferring a design Module 3: Types Of Stitches Flat stitches Crossed stitches Looped stitches Knotted stitches Project: Basket labels Project: Cross stitch serving mat Project: Recipe book cover Module 4: Fantastically Simple Techniques For Hand Embroidery Monograms and lettering Project: Monogrammed pocket Couching Project: Bottle bag Project: Velvet Scarf Module 5: Advanced Hand Embroidery Techniques Drawn thread work Pulled thread work Project: Drawn and pulled thread tray cloth Cutwork pillow Module 6: Fun With Hand Embroidery Techniques Smocking Project: Smocked bangle bag Project: Smocked tube top Module 7: Beautiful Beaded Hand Embroidery Beadwork Project: Beaded evening wrap project Project: Beaded beach bag Project: Beaded espadrilles Module 8: Simple Machine Embroidery For The Beginner Introduction to machine embroidery Machines and equipment Machine stitches Designing for a machine Border motifs Project: Bordered hand towel Project: Ribbon bordered skirt Module 9: Advanced Machine Embroidery Techniques Freestyle machine embroidery Machine embroidered fabrics Project: Tote with picture pocket Project: Corsage Project: Ruffled scarf Project: Trinket box Project: Baby coverlet Career Who is this course for? Everyone. Imagine the joy of creating something artistic with your own two hands Anyone who wants a more sustainable lifestyle can learn embroidery to reuse and recycle old clothes, furniture and furnishings Anyone seeking a mindful hobby which is both artistic and practical Artists and designers can make works of art using needle and thread Anyone who wants to make extra income by selling beautiful handmade gifts The art of stitching is super for relieving stress, depression or anxiety as you got lost in creating your embroidery Clothes designers and shoemakers can add motifs and designs to their products How will it help me Learn to switch off, relax and stay creative while making new clothes and home furnishings. See curtains, cushions and any pieces of material as blank canvases to add your unique embroidery design. Certification You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement. Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally. All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org) and the The International Association of Private Career Colleges (www.iapcc.org). When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution. Creator Susie Johns Expertise: Sewing and Crafts A London-based artist and stitcher, Susie Johns is an experienced crafter, specialising in papercrafts and embroidery. She contributes regularly to a number of craft magazines and is the author of a range of books on practical subjects, such as collage, painting, drawing, papier-mâché, crochet and embroidery. She also teaches craft workshops.
