Crochet Stitches - Chain (ch). Single Crochet (s c)., Half Double Crochet (half d c), Double Crochet (d c). Treble (Tr). For a Double Treble (d tr), Slip Stitch (sl st)., Block (bi) end Spece (sp., Picot (p). Cross Stitch., Cluster., Knot Stitch. Popcorn. Crochet Work - Chapter IX - Encyclopedia of Needlework, Crochet Patterns, Stitches, Crochet Lace Patterns. By Thérèse de Dillmont Crochet lace. —Close leaves and bars with picots Crochet Work - IX Crochet work, so called from the hook, French croche orcroc, with which it is done, is not only one of the easiest but in comparison with the cost and labour, one of the most effective kinds of fancy-work. It is also one of the most useful, as it can be applied to the domestic requirements of every-day life, to wearing apparel, house-linen and upholstery; and we are sure that the patterns contained in this chapter, which have in addition to their other merits that of novelty, will meet with a favorable reception.
Hooks, or needles, as they are generally called, made of wood, bone or tortoise-shell are used for all the heavier kinds of crochet work in thick wool or cotton, and steel ones for the finer kinds. The Tunisian crochet is done with a long straight hook, which is made all in one piece. Fig. 400. Fig. 401. Fig. 402. Explanation of the signs *. Crochet stitches. Fig. 403. Fig. 404. Fig. 405.
Personalized Gifts - Ideas for Personalized Christmas Gifts. DIY gift ideas. 101 Handmade Gifts for Men {DIY} I’ve gathered some creative tutorials, free printables and just plain fabulous ideas to help create awesome handmade gifts for the men in your life. They can be so hard to shop for and this list will give you enough ideas to cover every birthday, Father’s Day and Christmas for the next few years! You’ll find a few things for the guys that like to grill, their office and even the garage. Don’t miss the beautiful leather journal that’s so easy to make and looks like a million bucks! Handmade gifts rule…Target drools! I’m sure you can create something that will make them feel extra special. If you love creative links, please subscribe to Everything Etsy! New subscribers make my day! Thanks so much for all your tweets, stumbles, Facebook likes and pins on my Handmade Gift Tutorials, Summer Sewing Tutorials and Free Printables posts…you are the coolest crafty friends!
Handmade gifts make people smile extra big, don’t you think? ~Kim. 25 Handmade Gifts for Men {DIY} I love handmade gifts and I’ve gathered some great gift ideas for the men in your life…25 cool handmade tutorials that will make them feel extra special! Men can be so hard to shop for sometimes! There’re a few things for the guys that like to grill, their office and even the garage. Don’t miss the beautiful leather journal that’s so easy to make and looks like a million bucks! Now you might be able whip up something for a last minute gift without having to run to the store.
Go you! Looking for more handmade gift ideas? The response to this post was so positive that we created an even BIGGER list of diy gifts for men…101 Handmade Gifts for Men will give you fabulous ideas for years of holidays and birthdays. :) Handmade gifts rule…Target drools! ~Kim.
DIY VINTAGE POSTCARD ART. Remember that painting I did for my sister Abby? Well around the same time I did this artwork for her room too. I got the idea from a magazine where they framed numerous postcards and arranged them in a grid on the wall. I took that idea and I added my own twist . My mom had all these vintage postcards she had saved up over time and since she didn’t want me to actually use the ones she had collected, I did the next best thing – scanned them in. This project was super easy and quick – probably took an hour tops.
Hope you enjoy! Here’s what you will need: 1) Canvas in any size 2) Vintage Postcards – My mom found these at various antique stores and flea markets. 3) Mod Podge 4) Large paintbrush You will also need a computer, scanner, printer, and some white cardstock. Get creative with overlapping and orientation! First use the modpodge to adhere the postcards to the canvas. That’s it! DIY GLASS MAGNETS. Recycled Magazine Crafts. Recycled magazine hearts on Etsy, a global handmade and vintage marketplace. How to Make a Basic Two-Layer Coutil Corset » By Sidney Eileen. The most basic kind of corset I make is a two-layer, plain coutil corset, using vertical panel piecing. This tutorial describes exactly how I make these corsets, and will note any simple variations you may want to try for yourself. As always, this is not the only way to make a corset, and you will want to try different methods until you find one you like.
This method is also extremely similar to how I make the core layers for my covered corsets. When I use a separate cover material without visible boning channels, it is added after the boning is inserted and secured, before edging or grommeting. Full details on how to do that will be covered in a different tutorial. Preparations Before you start, you will want to have extra machine needles and extra pins in the smallest guage you can find.
Also, be sure to never purchase brittle-steel pins, because they can shatter instead of bending. You will need an iron and ironing surface, for pressing your seams while working. Materials The Pattern. Learn How to Make Corsets from a Pro (Spring, TX. My name is Alexis Black. I am a professional corset maker. My business is Electra Designs Corsetry. I have been making corsets for over 20 years, and professionally since 1998. Electra Designs Corsetry specializes in high quality, hand made custom corsets for all shapes, sizes, genders and purposes. I am a one-woman online business. I design and create corsets here, in my home studio in Texas. My Kickstarter Project, "Making Corsets is a Cinch with Electra Designs! " The collection will include dvds, printed materials, unique corset patterns, online tutorials, and even corset-making kits.
My goal is to make it inexpensive and easy for people to learn how to make impressive without leaving home. Learn more about my project, and pledge your support HERE. Making Corsets is a Cinch with Electra Designs! Watercolor Techniques & Ideas for Kids - The Artful Parent. Fabrics|DoItYourself.com. Fun Washi Tape Japanese Masking Tape, Paper Tapes, Cute Korean Stationery, Decorative Tapes : cutetape. Kusudama Tutorial part 1. The Japanese kusudama is a paper ball made out of multiple identical origami shapes glued together.
They were traditionally used as a ball for incense or potpourri but now we see them more for decoration or as a gift. Today I am showing you part 1 on how to make the Japanese traditional shape. There are many different patterns to make a kusudama ball but I find this the easiest pattern to get started. This is also the pattern I used to make the pink flowers on the tree in the banner. What you need for this tutorial is: 60 pieces of paper cut into squares. Below I will show you how to make the basic shape, you need to make 60 of these.
Fold the bottom corner to the top. Fold the left and right corners up to the middle corner. Fold the same points down. Open up the flaps you have just created and flatten them. Fold the top triangles towards you so they are level with the edges of the paper. Fold the triangles back using the crease you made earlier and glue the outside triangles together. Lacy snowflake tutorial. This is a speedy, fun project. I've hung one of these in each of our living room windows, and it looks festive and wintery. How to make it: 1. Download my large snowflake template or small snowflake template. Print enough pages so you'll have 6 squares (1 or 2 sheets, depending on which template you chose). 2. 3. 4. 5. Valentine's Day Roundup. You may borrow content from this blog for personal use only. You may copy, display or republish within the limits of Fair Use: up to 10% of text and no more than 2 images from any one post.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Pile of Hearts Pop Up Card. For want of a better name, I call these "meet in the middle" pop up cards. Half of the design is cut from either side of the card and the two pieces are slotted together. This card is really an elaborate variation of the slotted X mechanism. The slotted X is covered in Lessons 11 to 15. Check out the links to the other lessons in the right side column of this page. How to make the pile of hearts card Download and cut out template. Cut file: PDF, DXF, Silhouette Studio, SVG. Remove the large heart that lies on the center fold. Crease the fold lines at the heart bottoms, folding both piles of hearts toward the center foldline.
The card will close better if you cut the two halves of the (white) card apart at the center fold and glue them to the base card separately. Optional: back the cut out with patterned paper before gluing to the base card. Glue cut-out part (white) to base card (red). Pull the hearts toward each other and slot together above the center fold of the card. ★ Pop-Up Cards | Mechanisms & Templates for Free | DIY Instructions for Beginners ★ As a beginner to pop-ups, the V-fold and box fold techniques are likely to be the ones you will be using most. Here is a list of the most common mechanisms used in pop-up creation: - V-Folds: These can be cut and folded directly into the main piece of card, or can be created by adding an additional section of card for the pop-up shape.
V-folds are very versatile and are where, simply enough, a V shape is created with the pop-up section. It’s either the folds made in the base card, or the connections between the separate pop-up section and the base card, which produce the ‘V’ shape when the base card is open. This is the difference from box folds (see below), which are created using parallel horizontal or vertical folds rather than making use of V shaped angles. . - Box folds (also called Interval Stands or Layers): These are created with vertical or horizontal folds and cuts in order to produce 3D box shapes. . - Mouth folds: Mostly used to create the effect of an opening and closing mouth. EasyCutPopup-Patterns.
Have you ever wondered how to make a pop-up card? Easy Cut Pop-up™ is maker of the printable Kirigami pop-up card patterns. These fabulous card making templates make the art of Kirigami pop-up cards easy for all paper crafters and scrapbookers. With over 80 printable pop-up card making patterns to choose from, you can make a one of a kind homemade greeting card for any occasion. Designed for beginner paper crafters, but enjoyable for even advanced paper craft enthusiasts. If you are in to Paper Crafts, Origami, Kirigami, Monkiri, Papel Picado, Scherenschnitte, Wycinanki, Card Making, and Scrapbooking, Easy Cut Pop-up™ patterns are a great addition to your paper craft studio. The Easy Cut Pop-up™ patterns are desktop-printable Kirigami pop-up cards designed by Kirigami artist Ellis Paguirigan.
Patterns are downloadable PDFs and require 2-3 sheets of card-stock paper. Each pattern includes easy step-by-step instructions, two cover options, including a personalize the cover message option. Templates. Below are templates that you can use to make custom cards, envelopes, and boxes. Simply print out the image, use it as a template to cut your fine papers, and fold along dotted lines. Clicking on a link below will take you to an enlarged version and instructions that you can print out. Note: Some of my templates are Adobe Reader PDF files. If you don't already have the FREE Adobe Reader software, CLICK HERE to download it. Here are some useful tips and ideas: Use a photocopier to enlarge or reduce the image to suit your needs. . * I strongly recommend that you obtain a bone folder.
Gift box packaging tutorial. For the past few weeks I've been constantly reminded of how I need to throw out the mindset of "I just need this/that before I can do my project", and rather just use what I have. One of my big problems is that I make something as a gift and then usually can't find appropriate packaging. So I've decided to start making my own. It works out WAY cheaper and if I keep it simple it only takes 10min.
Here is a basic tutorial so that you can make your own too. First choose and download a free template from Mirkwood designs for the type of box that suites your need then follow the tutorial. If you want a bigger box than the template, you can re-size it on the computer or with a photocopy machine. The tutorial below is for 'milk box' packaging, template here, but the same technique applies to all the different box shapes. Print straight onto cardboard or trace the template like I did, because the cardboard I had was too big. Now fold your box and stick it together. (Korean smiley face) The Party Dress - Printable Pattern and Tutorial. In case you missed my guest blog post on U-Create, here is my pattern for The Party Dress. I’ve updated a few of the steps and tried to clarify some things people had questions about.
In thinking about my guest post for U-Create, there really was no question in my mind what I wanted to do. It had to be a dress! I am very excited to offer this free printable pattern! The Party Dress (size 18-month through size 5) is the perfect outfit for any special occassion – it’s a birthday dress, a holiday dress, a church dress or even a modern flower girl dress. So let’s get started……….. **The Party Dress instructions and pattern pieces have been removed.
I used Art Gallery Fabrics “Paradise” in Twilight Pond for my main fabric. I have a thing for fabric covered buttons – I L.O.V.E. them! And here’s my little Matilda Jane wearing “The Party Dress”. Now it’s time to party! DIY: map pendant. Tutorial: A Yarn Painted Greeting Card. Tutorial: Handmade Covered Buttons.
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