Dita Von Teese’s Wrap Dress « I Heart Jenny's Art. Jun. 2011 15 Hey, thanks for checking out my Wrap Dress tutorial! It’s by far my most visited post. I hope it helps you and you enjoy your awesome dress. I still do three years later. Well, technically it isn’t her’s as in she didn’t design it. ****If you need help making these shapes, I recommend using a T-shirt you like and adjusting the measurements to match the drawings below******* 1. 2. ******Update****** For “Waist” in each drawing, measure your natural waist around and divide by 2. Your shoulder seam is measured from the base of your neck to directly over your arm pit. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Repeat for outer layer 8. 9. 10. Now all you need to do is make a sash and you’re done! My attempt at styling like Dita 36K+ Seams Inspired: Fabricate It Friday! I wanted to sew yesterday, and after the yard work and some house cleaning, okay...very little house cleaning :o), I did sew.
I'm working on my daughter's costume. We're building on a dress we already have to create Sparkle Girl, someone from my daughter's imagination. The skirt is made with strips of tulle that are cinched around a piece of ribbon. This is an easy and very forgiving project that goes together quickly. Scissors or Rotary CutterI highly recommend the rotary cutter. Instructions: Take the ribbon and wrap a length of it around the child's waist. Your flat surface.Place the waist ribbon you measured and knotted earlier over the tulle strip a few inches down from the fold. That's it! Feel free to comment or ask questions. Mug Rug Tutorial. Sewing Tutorial | Triangle Coin Purse With Zipper.
After being inspired by the wrapped glutinous rice dumpling (粽子, Zòngzi) of a Chinese traditional festival, DuanWu Festival (端午節), I sewed some triangle coin purses recently. In fact, today is the actual date of DuanWu Festival which falls on every 5th day of 5th month of the Lunar calendar. If you are new to this rice dumpling, scroll down to see the one my mom made… yummy delicious….. may be I should start a food blog for my mom with all her delicious cookings & recipes that I am lucky to eat & grew-up with. [To read more about DuanWu Festival, click here. To read more about Zongzi, click here. For the detail of how to sew a triangle coin purse with zipper closure, read more after this jump: This 3-D triangle purse is actually in the form of tetrahedron shape with 3 triangles on the sides and 1 triangle on the base, other name of tetrahedron is “triangular pyramid”.
Materials: 1. Cut fabrics & batting according to the dimension above. Pin batting on the wrong side of the fabrics. Zip-Itself Coin Purse. This zip-itself coin purse is truly an amazing and creative handmade design… zip-up to a tetrahedron shaped coin purse, unzip to a long ribbon. This zip-itself coin purse is made from 2 simple materials that you can get from the shop easily – ribbon and zipper. Get the tutorial on how to sew zip-itself coin purse with lining after this jump. I accidentally saw this zip-itself coin purse when I did a search for the tetrahedron coin purse and I love the idea. I knew I am going to scratch my head and drill into the detail of the design and make it one day…. But, this day hasn’t been long before I need to pull my hairs and bite my fingers to find out the how-to from a mere internet picture. The story goes…..
On a relax weekend in June while shopping at a flea market in Straits Quay, I walked towards the only stall that sells handmade materials and finished handmade. July 30, 2011 August 27, 2011 September 24, 2011 October 29, 2011 Time: 10 am to 10 pm Pages: 1 2 Get all updates via email: Skirt to dress (mini-tutorial) My new favorite dress used to be a long gypsy skirt. I’ve always wanted a long skirt with that thin crinkly fabric because I used to live with a girl who looked really cool in her gypsy skirt (Hi, Hazy!). I snatched one right away (P1oo) when the boyfriend and I had our almost-regular visit to the Sunday flea markets downtown.
I wore the skirt only once when I realized that the length is a tad annoying. Inspired by a Craftster post I saw, I decided to transform it into a halter dress. But the itch was so strong that I woke up after 5 hours and finished sewing the dress. Okay, on to the mini-tute. 1. 2. 3. Wear it halter style, tying the ends of the top part on your nape.
Tutorial: how to sew a VERY simple beach cover-up. A bikini cover-up you can sew in less than an hour! Hooray! You will need: Fabric (2 – 3 meters), cord, buttons/beads Pattern: My pieces (and Snow’s butt) before sewing: Click MORE for the step-by-step instructions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Attach your buttons or beads to the ends of the cord and you, my love, are done! Final Words: 1. 2. 3.