Make a maritime knot accent. Show off your nautical side with this maritime knot accent. Fashion your own accent using our red jute twine and a few twists. Follow the photos below to create this gift wrap accent or modify for a DIY bracelet or decorative embellishment. First determine your use and cut two strands to accommodate the item you need to wrap, so that together the strands will fit your item. Add an inch or two to assure you have room to finish. Then add more strands based on the desired thickness of your knot – we used six strands, two groups of three. Since we planned to set this knot off-center on the package, we wove with center landing a third of the way on the string. Once a loop is created on one side, create the same loop and thread through the other with an over-under weaving method – use the photo as your guide. Smooth out your loose knot, laying each strand of cord flat and making sure there are no tangles.
Be Sociable, Share! Sewing 101: recycled paper basket. Thanks to a few recent online purchases, I had an enormous pile of long brown packing paper strips in my studio. I couldn’t bear to just recycle it; it seemed to have so much crafty potential. So tasked with the challenge of creating a project to help get organized for the new year, I decided to turn that pile of paper into a woven basket. Folded into strips and edged with stitching, the paper took on a whole new quality that calls to mind upholstery webbing or even leather.
This project is super easy to do, takes only an afternoon and is a great way to give new life to leftover materials. Read the full how-to after the jump! Materials long lengths of paper (I used packing paper, but wallpaper scraps or gift wrap would work great, too.)sewing machineglue or hot gluepaperclips Instructions 1. Starting with a large piece of paper (mine was 30″ wide), begin folding the strips. Next, sew along one edge of the strip, about 1/8″ or so from the folded edge. 2. 3. And that’s it! Embroidered Heart Hoop. Time for one last heart-themed tutorial before Valentine's Day rolls round next week... Today's project is a simple embroidery pattern (based on my felt heart brooch design from a couple of years ago) you can personalise with initials. Stitch it as a Valentine's or anniversary gift for the one you love, or as a wedding present for a special couple.
I've framed my heart inside one of the mini 3inch embroidery hoops (available from my shops) and I'll be adding a loop of red ribbon to the top so it can be hung as an ornament - it's actually going to be a house-warming gift for a couple who hopefully don't read my blog! But you can, of course, stitch your heart onto anything you fancy. To make the embroidered felt hoop pictured... 1) Print the heart pattern at the bottom of this post, and draw on the initials you want. Then trace the pattern onto greaseproof/baking paper with a marker pen. 2) Stretch your felt in an embroidery hoop (I used a 5inch hoop for this step). 3) Stitch the design.
DIY - Home. DIY - Fashion. DIY - Beauty. ProdMod LED Hula Hoop Assembly. Background The following instructions are to be used to create an LED Hula Hoop using irrigation tubing and Maker Kits found on this website. The kit and instructions are designed so that you can assemble the hoop in about 2 hours using minimal tools and where soldering connections is optional. There are always more advanced ways to assemble and finish the hoop. If there are any advanced tips they will be noted throughout the page or at the bottom. You can follow these instructions for both 3/4 inch and 1 inch thick hoops. The only difference is there is some modification recommended for the 1 inch connector as seen in step Eight. And for the thinner 3/4 inch hoops you would use a strand of thin wire near the battery if the fit is too tight. These kits do not include resistors because they are not required in this combination of LEDs and Battery.
Parts: Get tools: Stiff Steel Wire – 11 feet length- You can use this to help push the wire through your tube. Make It: Step One: Prepare the Wire: