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! I have no excuses other than...i was in a hurry? Haha. oh well. have fun! Send me a picture if you make this! 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. Both were on their way to the op-shop. You will need: Fitted shirt Long dress or skirt 0.5cm (1/4″) wide elastic length = waist measurement Sewing machine Overlocker (serger) optional General Sewing supplies One Hour Skills: Confident beginner or intermediate sewing skills Apply elastic How to: 1. 5. Www.mypoppet.com.au. 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. Prematurely tossing those once-trendy duds also produces excess waste, increasing your impact on the environment. So, what’s a green girl to do? Rather than heading to the mall for the latest fashion find, repurpose old, rarely-worn clothes from your closet and other recyclables from around the house to create new-to-you outfits that are as stylish as you are.
Read on for ideas you’ll love. Homepage Image: Erica/Caught on a Whim Photo: Gina Michele/Rock Mosaic This spin-ready circle skirt is so fun and flirty, you’d never guess it was recycled. Rock Mosaic blogger Gina Michele sourced her cashmere and wool sweaters from a local thrift store. You Asked, Earth911 Answered: How to Make Your Clothes Last Longer. 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! I am a regular at Battersea Car Boot and will be sure to give you my full opinion of that after next weekend as I might well have my own stall there next Sunday! This weekend, however we were at our flat in north London and had no roast lunch in Battersea to draw us near (as my parents are away and we've got their dogs!)
So we thought we'd give our local car boot sale a go so off we trundled to Holloway... First we went on Saturday morning and were really dissapointed with it apart from this stall:Which had very cheap vintage-style pretty things- like patterned cupcake cases, shabby chic kitchen accessories and coat hangers with birds on them- it was very me and I wanted to buy most things there, especially this cutlery cabinet:and I fell in love with a picnic hamper... but no money, no space... blah blah blah!
But what about the loot? Would you recommend it though? 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. In fact, they pretty much work like Kool-Aid, which is where assiduous Knitty reading is its own reward. 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. It's important that the fiber be thoroughly wet before you start. Erin McMorris - Millie Moon Haberdashery. DIY: The Copper-leafed Shoes | The Dandy Project.
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.
I think her selection is exquisite, and the prices very reasonable.) I had two options. I could either get started on packing, or do a quick and easy DIY project. From experience, I knew I couldn’t achieve the same wattage of shine with metallic paints, and I like the subtle crumpled-foil texture of metal leaf. I taped off the edges of the cap toes, multiple times, just to be sure. I brushed on some metal leaf adhesive size, (available at most art supplies stores) and waited until it dried clear. I then laid on a full sheet of copper leaf (significantly cheaper and infinitely more interesting than gold leaf!) Close-up of the texture. Handmade Tie Back Aztec Skater Dress | Syd & Mallory. Dresses : Aqua by Aqua. Female / Male / Extras New In Party Edit Dresses Tops Skirts Trousers Accessories Jewellery Exclusives Collections City of Gold Electric Dreams Spoiled Youth Sale T-Shirts Shirts Knitwear Sweatshirts Outerwear Denim Eldorado Inception Tribalism Intro Styled By Look Books Blog Facebook Twitter Newsletter Help Home Log In/Sign Up Currency Shopping Bag (Empty) Total: View Shopping Bag Pay Now <div class="noscript"> <div class="noscript-inner"> <p>JavaScript appears to be disabled in your browser.
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Upcycling: Magazine Paper Flowers. These flowers add a bit of punch to any place you’d like to put them. 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. 2. Carefully cut out the circles, making sure the edges are smooth. 3. 4. 5. This Project Uses These Product(s) Printed Fabric | Printed Lycra Fabric | Stretch Fabric | Funki Fabrics. 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.
We are devoted to using the highest quality components in our production procedures which has resulted in our reputation for supplying unrivaled quality stretch fabrics.We specialise in the production and distribution of stretch fabrics and only supply the highest quality materials to our clients. We also design, print and quality control all of our stretch fabrics on-site, through our parent company Friedmans Ltd, which allows us to routinely exceed the standard of quality expected from our clients. Vintage Pattern Catalog Booklet Advance Fashion News by Mrsdepew. Bra-Making Class - Find Your Size. Now if you are not sure about something, please ask. 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!!! I can also post pictures of any notions you are not sure about. This page will get you started. Print this out and keep it somewhere so you've got any easy reference! Firstly, BEFORE you buy the pattern, make sure you have had your measurements taken correctly. Measurement Instructions: Now about these measurements, you need 3, and you must have someone else do it. Also, use our handy MS/Excel spreadsheet: BraSizeFinder (right-click the link, and select "Save File As" to download it for your use).
Put your best-fitting bra on and adjust so your boobs aren't sitting down on your waist or under your chin!!!! 1. 2. 3. Got it all. Band size - add 4" to your underbust measurement to give what size band you'll be wearing. e.g., if you measure 36" add 4"= 40". Pattern Sizes On to Pattern List ... 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. I love to dye them all fantastic bright & funky colours. I have just dyed my first batch of paper doilies! I love them! It was so super easy. You just need food colouring, water, gloves & a shallow dish that is a little bigger than your doily. The brighter you make the colour, the better your doily will look. Just put the food colouring & some water (about 1cm deep) in the shallow dish & mix well. Make sure you use gloves other wise you will end up covered in food colouring! Dip the doily into the colour & gently push it down so it is all covered. Place the doily gently onto a tray that is covered with a paper towel. Place on a cookie cooling rack until completely dry. Make sure you have a baking tray under the racks to catch any excess dye.
These beautiful paper doilies are going to come in handing for so many uses! 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! *bathroom shower or tub: after your dyed items set for 8 hours, the excess dye won't stain anything if it is promptly removed so don't be afraid to rinse off clothes in the tub *dryer (optional) 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. As always, I encourage you to Contact Me if you have any questions throughout the process, I love to hear from you!! Supplies: 1/2 yard of jersey fabric (up to 1 yard for larger sizes) – It is really hard to find cute jersey, so feel free to repurpose old t-shirts, pajamas or whatever jersey you can find!
Create the Pattern: Start with your favorite pair of underwear that have seen better days, these will be referred to as the “pattern underwear”: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. You have now created your pattern! Cut Pattern from Fabric: 8. 9. 10. Construct the Panties: 11. -Front Piece, right side up -Bottom Piece, right side down 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Ntact ¦ Lingerie Pattern Cutter ¦ Lingerie Seamstress ¦ Lingerie Designer ¦ Lingerie Maker. Haberdasher Me | 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. Think about the order that the doilies have be sewn in, do any over lap at points? 2 Lay your doilies down in the centre of the sweater and pin your design in place. Step 2: Collar Piece Step 3: Appliqué Step 4: Cuffs Step 4: Cut Step 5: Embellish. Orders and Contact Details - Katia Wengraf. Come on in Spring Summer 2012 The Bold and The Beautiful Orders and Contact Details News in Brief Following (1) (322 views) Gatos Spanish Kitty Wall Hanging Pattern - Wild Wearables | Dana Marie Design Co. DIYcouture - Books. Easy full skirt (and a little tutorial) Loose drape dress. Fitted Dresses. 35 Amazing Uses For Old Pallets. Morning Passages.
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