Dream Catcher Baby//: an ugly men's shirt no more! summer dress tutorial! Okay. here it is!
Finally! Please please please forgive the not so good photos! How To: The One Hour Dress. I’m so excited that the weather is warming up here in Melbourne after a very long winter.
I had a child free hour up my sleeve last night so decided to tackle two projects at once! Clean out my wardrobe and make a new spring dress. Not really as ambitious as it sounds when you throw a little creative wardrobe refashioning in the mix. I’ve had this business shirt in my wardrobe for years, it still fitted well and the fabric is beautiful quality (and was an expensive purchase) but it was a little too ‘corporate’ for my life style today. The maxi dress was a hand me down from my sister, nice fabric, but totally unflattering on.
DIY Style: Make Your Own Fashions for Less. Fashion trends change in the blink of an eye, and those of-the-moment threads you picked up last season are already on their way “out.”
Sure, you want to keep up with the latest fashions, but buying new clothes each season can be pricey. Living On A Shoestring...: Holloway Car Boot Sale. Evening all!
I said I would post about my car boot sale adventures so here I am doing exactly that! Knitty.com. Okay, for a few months now you've been dabbling in Kool-Aid dyeing, and love the feeling of creating your own colors.
But what if you don't like candy colors? What if that sickly sweet smell makes you gag, or makes your cat drool? You, as an ordinary individual, have access to a hundred years of chemical research, and you can use exactly the same dyes as industry does - the ones where the fabric will shred decades before the colors fade. Better yet, you may want to use animal-protein fibers as a substrate, not just wool and silk but luxury exotic stuff from cashmere to possum. These allow you to use acid dyes, possibly the easiest ones ever invented.
You may have thought professional dyeing was a messy, mysterious and possibly toxic process. Acid dyes however are a lot friendlier, both to you and the environment. As in any other dyeing, you can start with fiber in any form, as long as it's a protein fiber -- that is, some animal was involved in the growing. Heat is another matter. Erin McMorris - Millie Moon Haberdashery. DIY: The Copper-leafed Shoes February 18, 2011 It was the night before fashion week, and a package of delight had arrived at my doorstep, all the way from Latvia. the most perfect pair of vintage brogues in varying tones of brown, a gift from Beta of Beta Pour Homme (Do check out her online store, filled with vintage men’s pieces from around the Baltic area in Northern Europe.
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Colorful, fun and simple to make, you’ll have a hard time stopping at one. Things you’ll need:Scissors Mug and or bowl Pencil Magazine pagesCraft glue Things to do: 1. Using your mug or bowl (or both), trace various sized circles onto the magazine pages, centering them to take the best advantage of the colorful images. Printed Lycra Fabric. Funkifabrics, based in Manchester, is one of Europe’s most advanced suppliers of stretch fabrics for swimwear, dancewear, gymnastics wear and all other sports disciplines.
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If you don't want to ask because you think it's too dumb, then Contact the instructor. The only dumb question is the one you don't ask!!! Sew, Cook, Laugh and Live: Dying paper doilies. By now, you all must have realised that I love doilies.
I have pictures up the top on the banner of this page, down the side as blog buttons & my house is full of them. Exotic Grandmother: Tie Dye for easy spring wardrobe update and tutorial. Spring is here and summer isn't far behind. although you have a lot of cute basics from last year, there are probably a few items in the back of your closet that you are not looking forward to wearing this season. either they are too worn out, out of style, or they just don't appeal to your personal tastes any more. don't toss these items in the trash and don't give them away. it's easy to update your warm-weather-wardrobe from last year so you can look chic this year without spending very much money. here's how: *dye kit: Tulip brand dye kits are the best quality kits for your project. they are reasonably priced and come in a wide selection of colors.
*white, bleached, or light colored items of rayon, silk, or cotton. *gloves *rubber bands *work space that you can get messy at: outside is best! Tie Dye Jeans! ∙ How To by marrory on Cut Out. Panty Tutorial: How to Sew Underwear « This tutorial will take you, step by step, through the process of making underwear that fit you perfectly and look great too. You can click on any of the photos in each step to enlarge them (which will make reading the text on some of them much easier). Please use this pattern for personal use only, and feel free to link back to this post.
Ntact ¦ Lingerie Pattern Cutter ¦ Lingerie Seamstress ¦ Lingerie Designer ¦ Lingerie Maker. Spinsters Emporium, Vintage Fabrics. The style is fresh, relaxed, and pretty, vintage doilies are the perfect “Haberdasher Me” embellishment. I purchased these doilies from Ebay for a few pounds, and I had a plain white sweater knocking around in my “comfy draw”. I always recommend trying these designs out on old or unloved clothes first, that way if it goes wrong you have nothing to lose, and when it goes right, you can wear it proudly and say with a satisfying tone in your voice “I made it myself”.
Materials List - Sweater - Doilies (washed and pressed) - Sewing Machine - Fabric Scissors - Sewing Thread - Embroidery Floss - Embroidery Needle - Beading Needle - Beads - Pins - Iron Step 1: Design When designing the layout you need to consider a few factors. 2 Lay your doilies down in the centre of the sweater and pin your design in place. Step 2: Collar Piece. Orders and Contact Details - Katia Wengraf. Come on in Spring Summer 2012 The Bold and The Beautiful.
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The pattern is designed for you to download and print at home on A4 paper, or at a printer’s on larger sized paper. You must then assemble the printed sheets to form the pattern. Full instructions on this are given in the Pattern Instructions. Clothes, Recycle, Refashion and Repurpose.