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Coudre la toile enduite. Accordion Pocket. Printable Bias Tape Maker! You all know how much I love using cardstock folding templates, right?

Printable Bias Tape Maker!

For a few years now I've been playing with the idea of a cardstock bias tape maker. Whenever I had a project involving bias tape, I would experiment, fail miserably, and scrap the idea. Well, right now I'm working on a Sis Boom pattern that requires picture perfect, 1/2" wide single fold bias tape. I have a metal tape maker that size, but I don't have the patience (or the dexterity) to keep the fabric centered for such small, even folds. So I was forced to revisit my paper folder idea, and I'm pleased to say I came up with something that actually works! The free pdf contains instructions for printing and assembling the tape maker. The contraption is optimized for folding 1.125" bias strips in 0.5" wide single fold tape. Here is how it works: The strip is fed into a "slide" that does the folding. The result is flat, evenly folded bias tape. Yo-Yos and Couching: Two Easy-to-Do Embellishment Techniques. August 8th, 2008 Email 37 users recommend A simple clutch becomes elegant with some very easy embellishment techniques.

Yo-Yos and Couching: Two Easy-to-Do Embellishment Techniques

ヽ()ノ. Sewing Fringe Tips and Tricks. By Paul G on September 28, 2011 share this story We are often asked how to sew ribbon, flat fringe, or yarn into dance outfits or shawls for Grass Dancing, Fancy Shawl and other dance styles.

Sewing Fringe Tips and Tricks

The trend is to use these materials in very colorful designs. There are probably a number of ways to do this depending on your sewing experience, but Tracia Walksnice Nelson of our staff has had great success developing the method we describe here. This method uses an iron-on adhesive called HeatnBond Lite, manufactured by Therm O Web. January Stitchalong: Couching 101. Last week I started off the January stitchalong and I promised you some details of my first attempt at couching.

January Stitchalong: Couching 101

So, without further ado, here we go! Step 1: trace your letter onto paper, cut out, and place on your felt. Prêt coupe - manches bouffantes partie. Je. Tressage tissu. Knick knacks & ric rac » Blog Archive » crazy quilt stitches. Most inspiring pictures and photos! Sewing Vinyl. Sewing Vinyl If you've ever tried to sew vinyl or plastic, you've discovered that the metal presser foot on your sewing machine STICKS to it like nobody's business.

Sewing Vinyl

What can you do? The solution is simple: just put a piece of tape over the bottom of the presser foot. Really, that's it. I used an xacto knife to cut out the bit where the needle and thread go through. Chevron ruffled cushion. Cut t-shirt fabric into long strips then sew them into ruffles because t-shirt fabric is stretchy it is really easy to make ruffles, you need to stretch the fabric out at the sides while pushing forward at the same time, this creates the perfect t-shirt fabric ruffles with out having to mess around pulling threads then you need to pin the ruffles on to the fabric in a chevron pattern, i used a drop cloth for the rest of the pillow the use the sewing machine to stitch them on.

chevron ruffled cushion

Ourlet_biais.pdf. Comment poser une fermeture éclair ? Comment poser une fermeture éclair ? Extremites.pdf. Tuto braguette à boutons pantalon. Poser un biais en angle droit extérieur... Poser un biais en angle droit extérieur...

poser un biais en angle droit extérieur...

Tuto pour poser du passepoil. Tuto pour poser du passepoil Hop hop hop, un p'tit tuto sur la Le pied de biche: il existe un pied de biche spécial pour la pose de passepoil mais vu qu'on ne pose pas du passepoil tout les jours, inutile de courir en acheter un, équipé votre machine du pied de biche pour coudre les fermetures éclairs.

tuto pour poser du passepoil

Le passepoil: bande de biais dans lequel est inséré un cordonnet qui crée un petit bourlet. On le trouve tout près en mercerie vendu au mètre mais vous pouvez également le fabriquer vous même afin de le faire dans le tissu que vous voulez assortir. (Image) - SUCK IT, BITCH. Pin de Pilar Iranzo Roura:botones artesanales. Flower Applique. If you haven’t done so, download the embroidery pattern by clicking the picture.Material needed: 1.

Flower Applique

Embroidery hoop, at least 5″ diameter. 2. Cotton or linen, at least 7″ square. 3. Fabric for applique, at least 3″ square. 4. Embroidery needle with long eye (to cater 6 strands embroidery floss). 5. Embroidery needle or normal sewing needle (for 2 strands embroidery floss). 6. Trace the pattern and transfer it to your fabric, either using transfer pen or the conventional carbon tracing. A closer look on the stitches. Up again at 1/8″ apart from the first fastening stitch. Sew the laid thread back to the bottom from the starting point to finish off the work. Smocked Sundress in Gingham.

So this is what happened to the smocking.

Smocked Sundress in Gingham

As a habit, I don't enjoy making an entire garmentout of a single print/patterned fabric. Even ingingham. How to Sew Pin Tucks. These easy instructions from "Tucks Made Simple," Threads magazine #171, explain how to sew tiny pin tucks and then how to create intersecting pin tucks. Follow the steps and you'll create interesting designs with pin tucks in no time. If you're interested in standard tucks, you can learn how to successfully fold, sew, and press them by watching this Threads Essential Techniques video.

Mother's Day Embroidered Scarves. These scarves are simple to make, even if you have very little embroidery experience. Best of all, once you're done, you will have such a special gift for your mom (or grandmother or sister or aunt or friend!) Materials For the green/yellow scarf with white embroidery: Eyecatcher op een jasje.. Door wndy. April 1930's - A Sewing Shoppe...Singer Edge Stitcher Attachment. Do you have the Attachment, but are missing the instructions? Click here!! Perfect for attaching heirloom lace or entredeux ever-so-carefully to the edge of a hem or portion of a garment.... or even rick rack! Attachment includes Instructions and a Made-For-You SampleEdge Stitcher Attachment fits low, vertical shank Singer Sewing Machines including the 15, 66, 99, 127, 128, 185, 192, 201, 221 and 222 Featherweight, 306, 319, 328, etc...

Mitered Corners. Start with a small mitered corner application to gain confidence in making excellent mitered corners every time! To start gather notions and fabric scraps to practice : My square measures 8 1/2 inches, and the 4 strips are 1 1/2 x 12 inches. Take special note here: when making mitered corners your strip length needs to be much longer than your square, the wider your strip, the more length you need. Mais um, só que marrom. How to Sew Bias Tape {Part II}: Corner Edition. How to Sew Bias Tape {A Tutorial} No pins no handsewing binding: A tutorial.

After a little encouragement from a friend, I've decided to write up a quick tutorial for the binding I used here. No pins used (ever), and no hand sewing. As background, I do follow Amanda Jean's binding tutorial to prep my binding. I use 2.25" strips, although I think this may be easier with 2.5" strips (especially if your piece is as bulky as mine was).

Attaching Satin Blanket Binding. Have you ever had trouble attaching satin blanket binding? Here are some tips for mitering corners, joining strips and finishing a blanket in under an hour. I was at the fabric store this weekend buying fleece for my little boy’s Halloween costume (more on that later). I couldn’t pass up this fun monster print and had to make a blanket to celebrate the end-of-summer, beginning-of-fall, pre-Halloween excitement that I felt as I wandered through the store. Stiches. Poches plaquées à faux-rabat. Coudre les boutonnières à la machine. Modifier un patron au niveau de l'encolure. Dupliquer un vêtement du commerce à ma façon. Couper les marges régulièrement. Techniques. Quel tissu pour quel projet? Prélaver les tissus. Découdre une couture avec un découp'vit. Astuces pour bien repasser les coutures. Rajouter un volant à une encolure. Jours Venise. Assembler un patron de couture digital. Comment lire l'enveloppe d'un patron.

Assembler des bandes de biais. Couture de soutien. A quoi sert l'élastique transparent? Cranter des coutures courbes. Coudre les "surépaisseurs de tissus"