Handcrafted Jewelry, Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets, Wedding Acc. Shop for Rings | The Carrotbox - glass rings, lucite rings and n. Pop up flower - Arte e Creazione. Shoe Lacing Methods. Mathematics tells us that there are more than 2 Trillion ways of feeding a lace through the six pairs of eyelets on an average shoe. This section presents a fairly extensive selection of 50 shoe lacing tutorials. They include traditional and alternative lacing methods that are either widely used, have a particular feature or benefit, or that I just like the look of. 50 Different Ways To Lace Shoes Criss Cross Lacing This is probably the most common method of lacing normal shoes & boots.
The laces simply criss-cross as they work their way up the shoe. Over Under Lacing This method reduces friction, making the lacing easier to tighten and loosen plus reducing wear and tear. Gap Lacing This simple variation of Criss Cross Lacing skips a crossover to create a gap in the middle of the lacing, either to bypass a sensitive area on the instep or to increase ankle flexibility.
Straight European Lacing This traditional method of Straight Lacing appears to be more common in Europe. Straight Bar Lacing. Free Beading Pattern - make a Chinese button knot pandora glass. Home Page | Sublime Stitching. Transitions Yoke Cardigan (Becky's Knitting Patterns) Yarn: Queensland Collection Maldive (99yds/91m) shown in Wild Oats; 12 skeins; or any aran weight yarn.
Needles: US 6/4.0mm circular 24"/60cm and 16"/40cm. With #6 24" needle, cast on 84 sts. (For a higher neckline, cast on fewer stitches, but be sure the circle will meet around your neck.) Row 1-2: Knit.Row 3: Knit, increasing 12 sts, evenly spaced. 96 sts.Row 4-6: Knit.Row 7: Knit, increasing 16 sts, evenly spaced. 112 sts.Row 8-28: Continue in this manner, alternating the increases on the 3rd row and then the 4th row after. 196 sts.Row 29, 37, 39, 45, 47, 49: Purl.All other rows: Knit. You will have continued your evenly spaced increases throughout all above instructions. Now, continue in stockinette stitch with increases until yoke is large enough to fit around your bust and each arm, with desired ease.
Cast on 5 stitches at each underarm and join fronts to back, creating one piece for the body and leaving two sections, one for each sleeve on waste yarn. Sew on 8 buttons. Print custom fabric on-demand. Secrets of the No-Sew Rag Rug. Thank you for visiting Little House in the Suburbs. If you like what you see, please check out OUR BOOK. I thought that with all of the emphasis on recycling and reusing these days, a no-sew rag rug post would be more common. However, in my own internet research, I find that it’s something of a unicorn. It follows the same principle that we all used in making those funny cotton loop potholders–under, over, under, over. See? You’ve already got 3/4ths of the technique. No-Sew Homemade Rag Rug (Or trivet, potholder, centerpiece, place mat, what-have-you.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Depending on your material, your rug may not want to lie flat if you turn it too quickly, so you may not get to tuck EVERY strand into the original braid. 6. 7.
You can’t see, but there’s SIX strips now. Intermission: WHEW, this is way harder to explain than it is to do! Let’s also pause to learn how to join (slip-knot) strips to each other: Cut a hole in the ends of both strips you want to join. 8. 9. 9. 10. Ivory Like this: French Desk Set: Basket Liners. I adore being organized. Actually … I adore dreaming about being organized. I pour over my catalogs from Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel, picturing my life neatly tucked away into matching bins and buckets. I even drool over those circulars from Target that show up when all the plastic tubs are on sale. Surely if I could see everything at a glance, I’d get more done. Take note that this project uses a ¼” seam allowance rather than our site’s more common ½”. Sewing machine and standard presser foot Measure your basket Measure the width of the front (the back will be the same measurement).
Measure the base. Optional handle opening Measure the opening width and height. Final measurements Here’s an EXAMPLE of the measuring formula described above, using our large basket as the model: Height: 6¾” = 12¼” (formula described above) Front / Back (CUT 2): 14″ width x 6¾” height = 14½” x 12¼” Sides/ Left and Right (CUT 2): 12″ width x 6¾” height = 12½” x 12¼” Cut out your pieces Making it into a “box” Fused plastic sandwich wraps | Chica and Jo. As brilliant an invention as disposable zip-top baggies are, they are potentially very wasteful as well. How many of them do you think we’ve thrown away this year just from lunch sandwiches alone? Ugh, I don’t even want to think about it! Instead, I want to show you how to make a reusable sandwich wrap that not only replaces zip-top bags, but it even recycles some of those pesky plastic shopping bags. And if being “green” by recycling and reusing isn’t reason enough to make these, how about this — we’re going to make them crazy cute with personalized sayings!
The first step is to make some sheets of fused plastic. Okay, have you practiced enough to be confident with the process? Now sandwich the layers between two large pieces of parchment paper. If you don’t have parchment paper, you can use regular white paper (make sure there’s no ink on it) or blank newsprint paper, but parchment paper really works a million times better. Here’s where things are gonna get fun. You got that? Crazy Cat Hat. Author Brenda K. B. Anderson Introduction You know the look on your cat's face right before it tears through the room, stalking it's invisible prey?
P.S. Materials List Materials: One skein (no more than 150 yards) of Lion Brand Homespun yarn in "Edwardian". Finished Size This hat will fit a tween, teen, or adult with a head circumference of up to 22". Gauge To make a gauge circle swatch, work rounds 1-6 of hat pattern. Notes Abbreviations and terms used in this pattern: Ch = chain Dc = double crochet Hdc = half double crochet sc = single crochet st(s) = stitch (stitches) Sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together. Sl st = slip stitch Tr = triple or treble crochet The back bump: This is also known as the back, backside, or butt of a chain stitch.
Magic Ring: Most of the pieces in this pattern start out with a magic ring. The Pattern Directions: The top of the hat is crocheted in a spiral, starting at the top center. Make Hat Base: Round 1. Round 2. 2 sc into each st around (12 sts). Row 22. Row 23. Kodachrome Curtains - Updated! Now with lampy goodness! - HOME S. So, it's been a while since I've made anything Craftster-worthy, but my husband and I busted out the Dremel tool a few days ago and we made this: It's a pair of curtains made out of old Kodachrome slides! I'm really interested in photography, and will buy old cameras in antique and thrift stores in order to develop film that's inside of it. From time to time, I'll find collections of old slides and will buy those, too.
Last fall, driving back from vacation, we stopped at an antique store outside of Kansas City and I found a box of a ton of old slides, mostly Kodachrome, from the 50s and 60s. I hate the idea that these pictures would just be resigned to the garbage or something, and wanted to display them (besides just scanning them in and putting them on Flickr - here's a link to my old found negative/slide collection, though, if you want to check that out: ).
Then I connected them all together with chainmail rings. How to Crochet a Beret. MADE: TUTORIAL: Heartbreaker Valentines. Who said valentines were only red and pink? In bright colors, these Heart Breaker Valentines work great for boys and girls. So get out your scissors and stapler, because today, you’re tearing up my heart….. (cue N Sync) Each valentine is stapled together to create a pouch full of secret candies. And the only way to find them, is to break my heart! Skill Level: AnyNeeded: * colorful paper* computer printer* stapler/staples* scissors* candy Start by printing this template from your computer.Two options….1) You can find the PDF file HERE. I chose to print on bright colored paper so the Heartbreakers work for both boys and girls. Another option: print to white paper and let the your kids color the hearts themselves: Most of all, make sure your kids check out what you’re doing.
Staple around the outside of each heart, leaving an opening at the top of the heart for inserting candy (or, use your sewing machine to sew around the edge…though it might be more difficult to sew it shut. Marnie MacLean. Moneywallet.org. Anleitung: Sunburst Flower Granny Square häkeln « Kasa Amend. Geschafft: Meine Foto-Anleitung zum Häkeln der Sunburst Flower Granny Squares für eine dieser tollen Decken, wie sie viele wahrscheinlich von Sandra Juto oder dieser Flickr Group kennen, ist fertig. Für eine Freundin, die heute Geburtstag hat, wollte ich schon längst mal meine kleine Übersetzung dieser englischen Anleitung von MaryjoO abtippen.
Nun hab ich mir etwas mehr Zeit genommen, um die Anleitung noch etwas detaillierter auszuarbeiten. Dank des tollen Fußauslösers, konnte ich die ganzen Häkel-Schritte selbst fotografieren und da die liebe MaryjoO nichts dagegen hatte, stelle ich das Ganze nun auch hier in den Blog und wünsche viel Spaß beim Häkeln. Wolle: Cool Wool 2000/ Merino Superfein von Lana Grossa (Das aber nur als Info, ihr könnt selbstverständlich auch ganz andere Wolle nehmen. Häkelnadel: 4,0 (etwas dicker als zur Wolle empfohlen, dadurch wird die Decke schön locker) Bedarf: Etwa 9 g Wolle habe ich pro Granny Square verhäkelt. ::::: RUNDE 1: Der innere Strahlenkreis ::::: Casting On - Channel Islands Cast On - Knitting Community. This cast on requires three lengths of yarn and leaves behind a picot edging. This is creating by alternately pulling up loops through the doubled yarn and completing yarn overs with the single strand. Grasp the three yarn tails and the needle in your right hand.
Using your left hand, split the yarn so that one strand passes over your index finger and the other two strand pass over your thumb. This is quite similar to the positioning for the Long Tail Cast On. *Wrap the two strands of yarn around your thumb twice in a counter-clockwise motion. Insert the needle under the strands that are wrapped around your thumb. Pass the needle over the top of the single strand of yarn from your index finger and draw a loop through all of the strands on your thumb. Tug on the three strands of yarn with your left hand to snug them up. Pass the needle over the top of the index finger strand from front to back to create a yarn over. Repeat from * until you have the desired number of stitches cast on. Tutorial: Crock Pot Yarn Dyeing! You may not even know about these, but way back at the beginning of this blog, almost 3 years ago, I did a couple of kool-aid yarn dyeing tutorials.
They were specifically how-tos for getting particular kinds of variegation (as opposed to dyeing basics) – part 1 being three blending colors, part 2 longer stripes of random-order solids. (I’ve just gone back and edited these old posts a little, changing some bad advice I’d given and some minor details, but not anything major.) So, after 3 years and countless skeins of dyeing experience have now passed, I want to do a couple of new dyeing tutorials for you!
(For the basics of dyeing, if you’re new to it, see the link list in my first tutorial, since this post is only meant for this particular variegation method, not for kool-aid dyeing in general.) I recently dyed up a skein of bulky yarn (Imperial Stock Ranch Lopi) with 5 different colors in my crock pot, for a spotty, kettle dyed kind of look, as you can see above. Fun! Yay! A quick tutorial : : book beads « the smallest forest. I haven’t added any text instructions, because I think the photos are clear enough. All that’s left to do know is make a whole heap of these, in different shapes (but always symmetrical shapes!) And sizes, and stringing them up. This uses the same binding method used to make childrens board-books…the only difference is that you glue the front and back cover together, as well, and create a book in the round, without and ending or beginning…and that’s some pretty heavy symbolism for a pretty paper bead!
Have fun! Like this: Like Loading... Simple Pajama Shorts. Calming the senses with weighted blankets « Craft Nectar. Note from Weeks: Both my husband and daughter are restless sorts. When our daughter was little and we went to a restaurant, Bill would take her out to run up and down the sidewalk while I paid the bill so she wouldn’t start squirming at the table. Those kids who kick the back of your seat on planes have the same issue.
Therapists refer to them as “sensory seeking.” One therapist explained to me that the way I would feel if I sat in a car for ten hours straight is how she feels after sitting for one hour. Bill has talked for years about finding a way to create a heavy blanket that would calm his and our daughter’s restless muscles. Like me, our daughter is frequently restless and, at the end of the day, often asks for a heavy quilt on her legs or for a deep-muscle massage.
Little did I know that weighted blankets and vests are in widespread use as therapeutic devices for children and adults with sensory conditions including ADD and autism. Like this: Like Loading... Birch Quilt. ETA: A pattern for this quilt was published in the 2010 Quilting Arts Quilt Scene Magazine. I wanted to share some photos of a commissioned quilt that I made using Monaluna's new Circa 50 collection from Birch Fabrics. (While formatting these links, I saw Circa 60 for the first time. Awesome!) The idea was to make a quilt with trees and birds, similar to the ones on the Birch site. The quilt includes three bird appliques that I drew to (hopefully!) I wish I had been able to get better photos! Hanging the quilt in the window helped, but the back shows through a bit. Overall, I'm happy with the way it turned out. Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » sewing 101: how to make a shower. My bathroom is quite old and somewhat grungy, so until I can afford better real estate, I thought a loud and colorful curtain would help draw the eye away from some of my bathroom’s less savory qualities… and thus, this patchwork shower curtain was born.
It’s bright and fun, and it allowed me to use up several leftover fabrics in my collection rather than investing in new materials. If you prefer a simpler shower curtain made out of just one fabric, I’ll give instructions for that too. Let’s get started! –Brett Bara CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! What You’ll Need for a patchwork curtain: 1-2 yards each of approximately 7 different fabrics for a solid curtain: 5 yards fabric thread to match sharp scissors cutting mat, rotary cutter and straight edge (optional) straight pins tape measure seam ripper iron sewing machine Planning Your Fabrics If you decide to go the patchwork route, the first task is to assemble a group of fabrics that work well together and are pleasing to your eye.
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