Jos rakastat Maisemakahvilan raparperipiirakkaa, kokeile sen syksyistä omenaversiota. Peltipiirakassa ihastuttavat murukuorrute, kanelilla maustettu täyte ja jogurtilla mehevöitetty pohja. Tämä on pakko tallettaa reseptivihkoon!
I've been preparing some samples for a visible mending workshop, and loving the combination of embroidery, denim and simple running stitch.
As part of my new resolution to keep my knitwear going for longer and reduce waste (although most of it has been going for many years already and was second hand to start with!), I've decided to try my hand at some visible mending. It's not something I've tried before, and I thought I'd s
When your favorite garment has more holes than a slice of swiss cheese, do you toss it in the rag pile or trash can? Rips and tears near a seam are easy to repair invisibly, but a hole that’s…
I love darning socks. Mostly because I love my wool socks and refuse to give them up. Darning is like the duct tape of sewing fixes. It's inexpensive, durable, and stays put. Darning wool is easy to find. JoAnn's carries it in the US and both Spotlight and Lincraft carry it in Australia. You'll need tapestry needles, darning needles, or those kid plastic needles, anything with a large eye. You can use a darning mushroom inside your sock, but an orange or lightbulb will do. Darning doesn't just grab edges and pull them together. No matter how much you wish it did. It's a lovely process of creating a fabric by weaving back and forth across the hole and into the fabric to recreate the missing area. Here are some lovely sites to show you how to darn your socks. You can also use this technique with sheets and cottons by sewing back and forth on your sewing machine and then again up and down. How to Darn Socks Make Do and Darn
I love to mend my clothing with visible stitching. The Problem These jeans have torn right at the stitching where the pocket is attached. Dang! That's a tricky place to patch. But I WILL patch these jeans. Partly because I'm stingy frugal. Mostly because I loathe buying new jeans. The only thing worse is shopping
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What is sashiko? Sashiko, meaning "little stabs" is a Japanese style of stitching. In traditional Japanese mending, sashiko is a style of hand stitching used to repair textiles or to create layers for added warmth in working garments. It is creating small repeating stitches that form a pattern, the patterns often inspi
Näillä vinkeillä irrotat nokitahrat tehokkaasti.
When I was in St. Louis a few weeks back, my husband and I had brunch with a friend at the most delightful restaurant called Tree House . I...
Its so frustrating when you discover a much loved sweater has moth holes - here's my current choice for repairing moth holes in sweaters..
I am NOT a fan of maternity jeans. The cheap ones are generally ill-fitting and the expensive ones are, well, too expensive! This i...
Etikka on edullinen ja monikäyttöinen puhdistusaine, joka toimii myös hajunpoistajana. Joko sinä hyödynnät etikkavettä tai etikka-suolapuuroa siivotessasi? Lue lisää!
Luullinen kana, sitrushedelmät ja mausteet tuovat kokki ja cateringyrittäjä Pipsa Hurmerinnan kanatacoihin rutkasti makua. Kypsennä kanaa uunissa pitkään, mieluiten 2–3 tuntia. Mitä kauemmin ruoka kypsyy, sitä syvemmäksi sen makumaailma muuttuu.
I have a feeling fixing a hole in a sweater is one of those universal things that everyone knows how to do. Except me. I cut up a sweater for rags a year ago because it was holey, and I didn’…
Al een tijdje houd ik me bezig met stop- en maastechnieken. Vroeger maakten deze deel uit van het handwerkonderwijs, eigenlijk onlosmakelijk verbonden met het leren breien. Bij sommige oudere breis…
Marquoir anglais de points de reprise par Judith Jannings (11 ans en 1806) d'autres marquoirs sur le blog de Margot Ex, antiquaire textile Home and School Sewing de Frances Patton, New York, Newson and Company, 1901 (admirons les ombres faites par...
For a long time, "skinnies" have been out of fashion and hardly seen. However, a new style seems to be sweeping in. Looking for the right pair of skinny jeans can be time-wasting, frustrating, and usually quite expensive. If you're...
Do you have the ability to correct your knitting? Ever go back a couple of stitches to change a purl into a knit? I may need to pick up a stitch I dropped three rows ago. I may even have to rip out a whole sweater to fix a cast-on. But the thing is, I’ve learned how to fix knitting mistakes, and it is super empowering.
How to Mend Holes in Woolens {Mending}Do you have a favorite wool sweater that has a small hole starting to show? This tutorial will show you how to fix it right up so you can keep on loving it! All you'll need is addition to this post is needle, thread in the color of the sweater and a bottle or block to work on!View This Tutorial
Hi there fellow Supermoms! I’m Amy Smart, I have four kids, and I blog about my sewing adventures at Diary ... Read more
Wondering how to fix holes in blue jeans? When I shop for clothes it always amazes me how expensive jeans are that have holes already in them. If I want holes in blue jeans all I need to do is let my boys wear them for a few days.
If you’re a hardcore fan of cute simple tattoos, you already know that the world is your oyster. From the classic rose to the ever-popular anchor, there are so many different designs out there that you can choose from. While some people have no qualms with having a full sleeve or leg piece, others prefer something more fine-drawn. And if you fall into that latter category? Well then, we’ve got just the thing for you!
