Lantern Child for Martinmas in November
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Die Früchte der „gewöhnlichen“ Hasel (Corylus avellana) kennt jeder, sie sind aus Kuchen und anderen Süßspeisen kaum wegzudenken. Was aber macht man mit den Haselkätzchen, die bereits a…
Gnome women in generously embroidered clothes, and gnome men with leather sachels and backpacks, inspired by Rien Poortvliet.
Make your presents felt.
The art of bookbinding utilizes lots different materials, tools and equipment. This chapter presents a review of each of these.
BELGIAN BOOKBINDING En la década de 1980 Anne Goy desarrolló este sistema de encuadernación, para los hispanos se llama ...
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Limp binding is a bookbinding method in which the book has flexible cloth, leather, vellum, or (rarely) paper sides. When ...
Another twig sheep! =^..^=
When I worked for " Joy's of Smocking", several years ago, we always made sure that we had a supply of ready-to-smock bonnets on hand before Easter. I still love to make a bonnet for special baby gift. Not only are they practical, they are lovely to display. A bonnet is also a good beginner project if you are new to pleating and smocking. I know that there are patterns on the market, but I made my first bonnet by looking at one that I received as a gift. Here are the instructions for a newborn size. Cut a piece of fabric 45" wide by 7". Cut the selvage off both ends and pleat 6 rows of smocking 1" away from one edge. Round off the fabric corners that are closest to the pleating. I use a embroidery hoop to trace around and then cut off the excess fabric. Whip and roll lace edging around the two ends and the raw edge closest to the pleating. On the remaining raw edge, turn under 1/2" twice and stitch to form a casing for the ribbon. I started my smocking 1/2" from the ends and smocked 4 rows of Baby Waves. Simple Bullion rose buds were stitched using a Milliner's needle and two strands of white DMC floss. The only color on the bonnet are the pale green Lazy Daisy leaves, which can both be found in the "Heirloom Embroidery Book." I cut two 18" pieces of 1/4" ribbon, and attach it to each side of the bonnet. I then stitched a Bullion rose to cover the stitching on the ribbon. Using a small safety pin, run a piece of ribbon through the back casing, drawing it up and tie a bow. I like to do the bonnets in white, so that they can go with different outfits, but I also love when I can give a bonnet that matches a special dress! To view a printable version, click here.
Booking Binding Press: In this guide, I show how I made this bookbinding press. It's a super easy project, so it's also quite a short video. I wanted to make a few notebooks for a while now, I usually have a few different ones and was fed up with buying them, so thought I…
Handmade Beaver Mittens Supplies: 1 Medium tanned beaver Deerskin/Moose/Cowhide -theleatherguy.org has great prices Sinew (Artificial) ...
