40 Cool Tie Dye Projects to Add Color to Your Summer. Wrap It Up: 7 ways to tie-dye DIY. This contributor post was written by Beth of Parsimonia.
A year or so ago I was walking around our neighborhood in Santa Monica when I spotted a high school girl wearing a floral print dress with spaghetti straps. I did a double-take, then carefully kept walking, making sure I hadn’t entered some weird time warp that had thrown me back into the ’90s. Turns out, I was still in post-millennium times, but the fashions of my youth were slowly creeping into it — and they haven’t stopped. Only now, it’s all about neon and, more recently, tie dye. The latter is one I can definitely get behind, mostly because it’s something you can do yourself and modern adaptions aren’t quite as colorful. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Beth is the writer behind Parsimonia: Secondhand With Style, where she blogs about her first love (thrifting) and her second love (cooking), as well as DIY projects, sustainable style and other bits of inspiration.
Buttons, Zippers & Embellishments. Fabric Cutting Techniques & Tricks. I had a run in with a piece of rayon spandex jersey this past week.
I ended up cutting it with an underlay to keep it from moving around. It reminded me that an underlay is useful for other things besides chiffon, georgette, and charmeuse. WHAT IS AN UNDERLAY? An underlay is a piece of paper placed under the fabric that you are going to cut. It keeps the fabric from shifting in the cutting process and going off grain. WHY DO I NEED TO DO THIS? If you are cutting pairs, like 2 sleeves or 2 fronts, make sure you lay your fabrics face to face so that you don’t end up with 2 left sleeves.
ESTABLISH A STRAIGHT GRAIN If it’s a fabric you can tear, like chiffon, that’s the easiest way to establish the straight grain. Use weights to hold the start of the fabric at the line you have drawn at a right angle from the edge, across your paper underlay. PLACE YOUR PATTERN ON TOP OF THE FABRIC Place your pattern on the top and use the weights to hold the pattern down. Do not use pins! Like this: FASHION: DIY Thigh Chain Garters. Recently, I've been researching costumes for our band League of Space Pirates.
I came across a thigh chain, and I'm enamored with them. Since the chain is draped, they work well with many different sized legs. You have to keep in mind what length of chain would drape nicely and make wearing it easy. Loose chain works well, since tight would restrict blood flow and create skin ripples...just more comfortable all around. The thigh chains are great alone with classy shorts or a nice mini skirt. Now that you've learned the basics of making a thigh chain garter, here are some intricate creations for inspiration.
Since the large amount of chain would make this leg chain heavy, having it stabilized with a chain around the hips is a great solution. The chains are attached to the leggings with fabric loops.
Designing and sewing. Sewing skills.