Make a Personalized Inkodye Pouch. Jessica Jones is a graphic designer in Chicago, Illinois. Jessica also writes How About Orange, a craft and design blog. Check it out to find DIY tutorials, free printables, fonts and wallpapers, quizzes, decorating ideas, and more. I love the idea of screen-printing my own textiles and t-shirts, but I’m not excited about buying special equipment.
Splattering my tiny kitchen with ink while cleaning up screens doesn’t sound ideal, either. So I became curious about Inkodye, a product that creates permanent designs on natural materials like cotton, wool, raw leather, and unfinished wood. Inkodye is permanent, water-based, and activated by the sun. Dyed areas exposed to sunlight turn bright colors, while unexposed areas remain unchanged.
Directions: Prepare a photo negative from your favorite image. If you are printing the image yourself, doctor your photo using an online image editor like Pixlr. Smooth out your fabric and tape the edges to your work surface. Place the print in the sun. Make a Magical Kaleidoscope. Remember looking through a kaleidoscope as a kid? It was like being a pirate on a treasure hunt, but instead of discovering unexplored land we were glancing into a world of brilliant beauty.
Most of the supplies needed for this great project can be found in your home — some of them are even recycled. If you don’t have a stash of gems on hand, you can find a great selection of jeweled beads right here on Etsy. By the end of this tutorial, you and your inner explorer will be dazzled by the endless and unique patterns created by your handmade kaleidoscope. You will need:Metal ruler Thin acrylic mirror (I used a magnetic locker mirror) Box cutter Masking tape Cardboard paper towel roll tube* Empty plastic vegetable or fruit container Fine permanent marker Paper Transparent colorful beads or “gems” Faux wood pattern contact paper Glitter (optional) Glue (optional) Mark the width of the mirror on both sides at 1 ½ inches, 3 inches and 4 ½ inches. Slide your triangular prism inside your tube. Pocket : How to Make Paper. Design and Sew Your Own Leggings. Cal Patch is a renaissance crafter, with know-how spanning the fields of crochet, pattern-making, sewing, embroidery, dyeing, printing, spinning, and beyond.
She is the author of Design-It-Yourself Clothing, writes a blog, and can can be found teaching classes around New York state (and beyond). For this week’s How-Tuesday, Cal will teach us how to make a custom pair of leggings. From taking measurements, to making the pattern, to sewing it all up, Cal will be with us each step of the way! I adore leggings. You’ll need to measure yourself, draft a pattern, get some stretchy knit fabric, and stitch it up. Materials You’ll Need: For the pattern: Paper to make the pattern.
For the leggings: About 1 ½ yards of nice stretchy knit fabric, like cotton/Lycra jersey.About 1 ½ yards of cheaper stretchy knit fabric, like cotton/Lycra jersey (for the muslin).All-purpose thread to match.PinsScissors (for fabric)Sewing machine You’ll need the following measurements: So we’re ready to draft our pattern! Hand-Painted Tights. Pack up the summer clothes: autumn is here at last! Ward off chilly weather with a pair of hand-painted evil eye tights. If evil eyes aren’t your thing, feel free to use this technique with your own design. I free-handed my pattern, but you can also trace your design to scale on a piece of paper and slip it under the tights as a guide. Let’s begin! You will need: Tights (any color) Light opaque fabric paint Dark opaque 3D fabric paint Paint brushes Blow dryer (optional) Step 1: Put the tights on.
To make the evil eye pattern, paint as many ellipses onto the front of your tights as you’d like with a light shade of paint. Step 3: Once all of the ellipses are dry, paint dots in the center using 3D fabric paint. Care: Hand-wash your tights in cold water with mild detergent. All photographs by Romain Laurent. Clare McGibbon is a Brooklyn-based designer and maker.