Parfois, ce n'est pas facile de couper un tissu que l'on aime beaucoup, et encore plus de jeter les chutes de tissu !
Saving sewing scraps for a rainy day? Check out this brilliant tutorial for making your own scrap fabric twine!
Meine selbst genähten Türstopper schonen die Nerven, denn ab sofort klappern hier keine Türen mehr. DIY Klinkenpuffer, Türklinkenpuffer
Fabric scraps can easily accumulate if you are a sewer or crafter, but can also be incredibly useful to make fun projects inexpensively. My friend is currently sewing up the cutest owl pillow (see #2) and it got me thinking - how fun to be able to have fabric scraps around the house, so you can whip up a fun gift for just pennies. I rounded up some other great scrap fabric projects to use up those scraps and thought you might enjoy them too! 21 Fantastic Ways to Use Up Fabric Scraps 1. How fun are these scrap fabric bookmarks?
Le minkee est un tissu 100% polyester très doux sur une face et assez épais (3mm d'épaisseur). Voici comment coudre du minky
This past weekend was project weekend in our house. I found a fabulous paper mache project online from Bread & Buttons (UPDATE-SORRY THIS LINK NO LONGER WORKS! I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM) that both my 8 year old and I just had to try. We love how they came out! Nate’s bowl is the bl
En voilà un beau programme qd on se retrouve avec des tonnes de petits bouts de tissus qu'on arrive pas à jeter... je suis certaine que vous me comprenez ;p ! Une technique toute simple, le "slashing" permet d'en faire de très très belles choses......
Here are more than a hundred of cute ideas and projects on what to do with the leftover scrap fabric you have at home.
Book Page Roses: I am obsessed with repurposing old books and love making paper flowers, so I have decided to show you how I have joined both my passions to make - book page roses. There are many variations on how to make paper roses, however I feel this is one of t…
Are you a shabby chic pinner on Pinterest? I love shabby chic. Here's my best 101 picks. Pin them to your boards; give credit to originator. 2 great how to videos, click poll for your favorites
Die faszinierende Schönheit und Zartheit der Schmetterlingen verwandeln sie in ein der beliebtesten Deko-Motiven. Als Muster von Textilien oder Tapeten, in Form von Gemälden oder einem Motiv auf unter
Il y a quelques années de cela, la couverture du vieux Feder hérité de ma grand-mère, partait en lambeaux. En racheter un ? J'y étais bien trop attachée ! Cela dit, trouvant sa couverture un peu ringarde et qu'il avait quand même quelques défauts,...
Need a refresher on the different types of seams at your disposal? Or maybe you’re starting out and doing research to better acquaint yourself with your
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Make a robe from a vintage sheet - DIY sewing tutorial
Ppaer mache and fabric bowls is an easy project for kids use up piles of fabric scraps work with modge podge and paper mache
Do you need a small bag to organize your earphones or the coins? If you say yes, you will love the post. Today’s post is
Happy Jul everybody! The Christmas season in Denmark is called Jul, (pronounced “Yule”) and starts on December 1 with a variety of traditions, foods and activities that will continue until the evening of December 24th, a day known as Juleaften. I come from a long line of Scandinavians. We’ve got Norwegians, Danes and Swedes in …
Did you know it is national scrap week? It is not. I made that up. But it should be a thing. I’m making it a thing. A bag of scraps… Read More
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Learn unique techniques that will enhance your next quilt! These vintage sewing techniques will raise the surface of your quilt and truly impress. We’ll learn heirloom smocking techniques, t…
Addendum: Here are a couple websites with tutorials... http://historicalsewing.com/pleated-trim-jazz-your-victorian-neckline https...
Here is an up close and personal look at Bridging (Faggoting) along with a few tips. I first fell in love with this technique 32 years ago when I recieved a Feltman Brothers outfit as a baby gift for my oldest. (32 years ago......that actually hurt to write!) Anyway, it wasn't until I started working at our local Heirloom Sewing store that I found good instructions and could give it a try! It is a very old technique used to attach lace or a tiny bias band to fabric. I discovered that the biggest secret is basting the fabric and lace to piece of light weight interfacing. This keeps the two pieces the correct distance apart. Try not to stitch into the interfacing. My thread of choice at the moment is a polyester/cotton blend sewing machine thread. I find that the thread tangles less if I use Bee's Wax on the thread. This is not a complicated stitch. It just takes a little practice getting the spacing or the stitches correct and remembering to keep the thread under the needles for each stitch. The instructions for the Bridging (Faggoting) are included in many of my patterns and the "Heirloom Embroidery" book. I would love to hear if you are giving this technique a try! Michie'
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They Make Wonderful Gifts, Too! You’ll find 101 uses for these cute little fabric containers, both in your sewing room and all around the house. They make wonderful gifts, too, whether individually or in sets of three. Choose two complementary fat quarters for each pod and watch how nicely they come together. You’ll have to …
Here's a list of fabric scrap bowl tutorials I have compiled: Have you been sewing any coiled rope bowls to use up your fabric scraps or give as gifts?
Learn how to make cloth napkins easily in about 10 minutes. DIY cloth napkins are eco friendly, easy to sew and useful!
I'm happy to share two projects I designed that are featured in Stitch Magazine, Summer 2013. You will find it on news stands now! The first is my set of Petal Nesting bowls. Each individual petal and the bottom of the bowl is machine stitched. The individual petals and the base of the bowl are hand stitched together. It is a great project to take on the go! The bowls sit on my work table and are the perfect place to put small sewing notions. They would also be lovely on a dressing table for displaying your jewelry. I used Denyse Schmidt's newest Shelburne Falls collection. I love this collection! The theme of the issue inspired me to design this maxi dress. I love maxi dresses for summer time because they are so easy to wear - I love to feel dressed up and comfortable at the same time : ) This dress would be equally as lovely without the front ruffle! The flower is removeable and would be a fun embellishment on a hand bag! In celebration of these projects I am hosting a give-away! Brenda at Pink Castle Fabrics has generously donated a FQ set of the Maple colorway of DS Shelburne Falls. Please leave a comment below and I will pick a winner on Saturday. The give-away will be open until Friday 11:59 pm. PST. Good luck!!!
Pas de panique! Ce message ne sera pas un manuel scientifique pour créer un nouveau champignon transgénique. Quoique! Récemment, en trainant sur Pinterest (c'est un lieu de perdition où je peux passer des heures), j'ai découvert ces adorables petits...
Zipper tabs are functional, plus add detail. Learn zipper anatomy and how to reduce a zipper by adding fabric tabs. Details you need to know when sewing.
A place to keep your precious things safe....you could have a chance to make something like this on my next workshop.... Ke...
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!
Keep your cables and cords organize and detangled with these DIY Felt Cable Organizers
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Hello :D Un nouvel article ce dimanche dans la catégorie Conseils. C’est à force de coudre qu’on découvre de nouvelles astuces qui simplifient grandement la vie. Du coup, pour continuer…
Before Christmas last year I shared a very quick tutorial for these Lovely Lavender bags on Instagram. Today, I'm happy to be bringing that tutorial here for you all with step-by-step directions to make things super easy. Ready??? First things first.... time to gather up your supplies. You will need: scraps of fabric at
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ICI ICI voilà encore un tutoriel très facile pour faire un petit cadeau de Noël: il suffit de faire un carré doublé et moletonné, de le plier et de le coudre aux 4 coins, de le retourner, et de plier les pointes pour avoir son vide-poche, à customiser...
Five hand stitches that should be in every sewist’s repertoire, by Tasha Miller Griffith.
The Canadian Smocking Matrix Design is a unique and popular way of creating smocking patterns. It is created by first creating a grid of horizontal and vertical lines on a piece of fabric. Then, the fabric is gathered along the lines to create the desired pattern. This method is often used to create intricate and … Continue reading "How To Do Canadian Smocking Matrix Design"
Die faszinierende Schönheit und Zartheit der Schmetterlingen verwandeln sie in ein der beliebtesten Deko-Motiven. Als Muster von Textilien oder Tapeten, in Form von Gemälden oder einem Motiv auf unter
Apprenez comment réaliser du fil de tissu avec de vieilles chutes de tissu. Vous aussi vous gardez vos fins de tissu? Faites-en du fil trop joli!
Apprenez comment réaliser du fil de tissu avec de vieilles chutes de tissu. Vous aussi vous gardez vos fins de tissu? Faites-en du fil trop joli!
Practical tips and tricks to Teaching Kids to Sew. It isn't as hard as it sounds and kids will love to learn to sew with these great teaching kids to sew
