Clothes
Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
Imagine a skirt that sparkles with a rainbow of colors as you walk, dance, and twirl. The Skirt Full of Stars is an interactive, illuminated garment using the LilyPad Arduino platform, designed to respond to and accentuate the movements of its wearer. The LilyPad mainboard and power supply are sewn to a purple organza underlayer on a black tulle skirt, with an accelerometer hanging from a ribbon below.
Skirt Full of Stars by Shannon Henry, Polymath Design Lab | Polymath's Lab Notebook
just say no to boring cardigans, part 2 — insatiable need
A few weeks ago, I saw a t-shirt refashion in a craft magazine , and was inspired to apply its techniques to a little red sweater that I’ve had forever , but is now tragically too small. Here’s the end result:
Snowflake Cutout Tutorial
Here’s this tutorial in case you missed it on UCreate: I love this method, even though it’s kind of time-consuming, but it is so worth it when people ask you where you got your shirt and you can say that you made it!
Lingerie/PJs
Jackets/Coats/Wraps
If you have just purchased something from my etsy store , you will need to take some of these measurements; I have specified which measurements to take in the listing of the garment.
Taking Proper Measurements
Make a Custom Pair of Tap Pants
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Join the Panels
Part 1: Stay Stitch ____________________________________________________________________________ Stay stitch the edges of back and side-back (SB) panel where indicated in red on Figure 4-1. Do this for both your exterior layer and your lining fabric pieces.
Stepping Thru Crazy: Men's Button-Up Refashion... into Ladies Tank!
A few years ago, when the hubby and I lived in Florida (this was pre-kids, so make that 5-ish years...)
Dresses
Skirts
Pants/Shorts
Tops