…compilation of tutorials
Well, I find the turban a simple yet elegant solution about what to do with an old cozy sweater ;-)
Links:
Sweater Turban (Last Minute Handmade Gift Idea #2: Cashmere Turband)
via: Tutorial – How to Make a Turband from an Old Cashmere Sweater
via: fingerhuetchen
Doesn’t the bag look great?
There’s even a short instruction (actually it doesn’t have to be longer ;-)):
They are putting a cardboard into the bag so that the dye don’t bleed through to the back side, then they start to doodle the first item with a black fabric pen (washable!), after this the next item and the rest happens all by itself.
They say that the doodling is completely relaxing and that also children have much fun with it.
A Zentangles bag surely would look wonderful, too ;-)
Links:
Doodle Bags (Kritzeltaschen) (German):
Entry showing the picture
Short instruction
Here at unikatissima: Zentangles
After having published the entry Slippers from Old Textiles, Monika sent me an email with the photo (click to enlarge) and the following text (translation – and translation errors! – by me ;-)):
“I’m making such aprons for years. The ‘edging’ or rather the slings are from ready bought bias tape (the package with 5m lasts conveniently for exactly one apron two aprons, so that also the costs remain reasonable).
The aprons are always a great success. If the pattern makes it possible (e.g. gingham patterns) I sew little pockets from the pieces that I cut away on top.”
Well, isn’t this a great idea?
Thank you, Monika!
And if you have the dish cloth 2x, sew some matching potholders ;-)
Links:
Here at unikatissima:
Slippers from Old Textiles
Sewn Potholders
Do you need six pincushions at once for some reason (e.g. to sort your pins by colour)?
Then simply reconstruct an egg carton.
;-)
Links:
Sechs Six Pincushions At Once (Recycled Sewing Box Tutorial)
I think that I must fish out my sewing machine after all – and sew some slippers from old, kitschy dishcloths ;-)
Links:
Slippers from Old Textiles (From Old Linen to New Slippers)
via: slip’n away
Well, doesn’t the ruffle pillow look merry?
I got a nice email (thanks, Barbara!) with a link to the article on the subject of ‘Frufru’ and she asked me whether I have heard about this.
Never!
My search for instructions actually provided only a video that seems to be an ad for the sewing machines where you can see how this is done.
But I don’t have the slightest idea whether this can be done with ‘normal’ sewing machines, too (mine at least can not ;-)).
Links:
Frufru (Frufru: Quietschbunte Knautschzone) (German)
(Ad)Video (maquinas fazer tapete) (Portuguese)
Well, if the time for picnics comes it’s good to have finished with the covers for the salad bowls, isn’t it?
And it doesn’t always have to be from plastic ;-)
You can even make yourself the oil cloth for the picnic, to make the salad bowl from fabric is perhaps a little bit on the extreme side ;-))
But when you’re at it you may want to make place mats matching the oil cloth and sew pot holders for the Barbecue.
You don’t have to sew a bag if you confine yourself to using a Furoshiki ;-)
Links:
Fabric Bowl Cover (Eco Travel Lid) – click on ‘Enter Gallery’
via: Feature Friday – Make a fabric travel cover for bowls
Here at unikatissima:
Self-made Oilcloths
Fabric Bowl
Fabric/Paper Place Mat
Sewn Potholders
Furoshiki
I told before how you can make matching, but not equal paper inchies*.
Here she shows how to make wondeful fabric inchies.
It must be a lot of fun.
* What is an inchie? An Inchie is a 1″ square of art. They are made from paper or fabric and then embellished in innumerable ways (see links below).
Links:
1″ fabric collage tutorial…
Google image search result for ‘inchies’
Flickr image search result for ‘inchies’
Here at unikatissima:
Serendipity Collage
I find this Mehndi tapestry so beautiful – and somehow it seems so easy to make the way she describes it ;-))
Links:
Colorful Mehndi Tapestry
I really like the colourful safety pins bracelet!
I find it more interesting with the safety pins than the paper bead bracelet where the paper beads are hold together from elastic alone.
Making paper beads really is simple, especially if you use a (self-made) paper beads roller.
You can even give the paper beads a slightly different form if you like to or make the beads from fabric.
However, it’ll be an interesting and beautiful item ;-)
A propos: If the style of the bracelet seems familiar look here ;-)
Links:
Colourful Safety Pins Bracelet (Guest Post with Alisa Burke)
Here at unikatissima:
Paper Bead Bracelet
Making Paper Beads
Paper Beads Roller
Paper Jewelry
Making Fabric Beads
Fabric/Paper Place Mat