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I hope you find this needlework dictionary useful and with it able to improve your hand embroidery skills. To assist those who are new to the craft of hand embroidery I have categorised each stitch as to its degree of difficulty. An icon of a single pair of scissors indicates that the stitch is easy to work and you should not hesitate to try it. If you normally have problems following embroidery illustrations the computer can help you. Contents: top Eyelet Stitch Half Chevron stitch Half cross stitch see cross stitch Heavy Braid chain see Heavy chain Heavy chain Herringbone: Herringbone double version 1see Double Herringbone 1 Herringbone double version 2 see Double Herringbone 2 Kensington outline stitch see split stitch Kloster stitch see couching Knot stitch see Bullion knot Knotted stitch see Coral stitch Knotted stitch see French Knot Knotted Cretan: Knotted loop stitch see Basque Knot stitch Knotted Pearl stitch see Reversed Palestrina stitch Vandyke chain stitch see zigzag chain
Reversible Dress Tutorial
Here are the steps I follow for making an adorable reversible dress. There's a photo for each step, and it appears above the text that describes it. Each photo is clickable to see a bigger, more detailed version. If you get stuck at any point, have suggestions or if it worked well for you, please, please, please leave a comment or e-mail me. 1. Cut out a front and a back for both the inside and outside of your dress. 2. 3. 4. 5. If you choose tie straps, place them inside each of the 4 shoulder pieces with only a small part of them sticking out for sewing in place. Notch around the top, especially in the armpits to allow the finished dress to move more freely. 7. Sew the inner seam together from armpit to bottom., so it's completely closed. 8. 9. 10.
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Imagine Fabric Blog: How To Make a FABRIC BOWL Imagine Fabric
Making a Fabric Bowl is as easy as ABC and it is a lot of fun. Just follow our step-by-step instructions and within an hour, you will be awarded with your very own Fabric Bowl. Let's get started. Select your fabric of choice - I picked some beautiful Joel Dewberry Fabric for my Fabric Bowl project. Used the size of your favorite bowl. Measure the bowl from side to side going underneath the bowl. Cut two fabric circles , put the two fabric circles left side together and use a thick interfacing that has glue on both side to iron the two fabric circles together. Now draw a circle in the center of one of your fabric circles. Now divide the fabric circle into eights. Continue to do so all along the "eights" lines you have previous drawn. You should end up with 8 triangles. Now choose a zig zag stitch of your liking and stitch all along the circle in the center of your fabric circle. Now it is time to zig zag stitch the triangles you have cut. Start to zig zag stitch from the inner circle.
Making a picnic dress
Several people have asked me how to make my Picnic Dress. It’s a bit too complicated for the step by step instruction on how to draft a pattern I gave for the draped t-shirt, but I hope this will be enough detail for anyone who is familiar with how dresses are made. You will need 4 yards of 45″ fabric and an 18″ zipper. These are the pieces of the pattern. If you’re not used to making your own sleeves, trace both the arm hole and the top of the sleeve off a pattern you’ve used before and like. To make the curve of the skirt even, use your tape measure like an enormous protractor. To gather the top, mark out a distance ¾ of the difference between bust and underbust measurement on one side. After gathering both the lining and the top layer of the bodice, sew them together along the neckline. Sew the edge of the facing to the neckline on each back piece. Sew the front and back together at the shoulders. Baste the ties to the waist band, then sew the front and back together along the side.
Neck tie School Bag
Got lots of neck ties lying around? Use them to make this unique bag! What you need Okay, you'll need a bunch of ties. Instructions Let’s start with the gusset/handle: you’ll need four ties: (Figure 1) Lay them out like this. Join each pair side by side with a super-wide triple zigzag stitch. (Figure 2) Just feed the ties through side by side, no “right sides together” or pinning or anything. Stitch each pair together side by side halfway up. (Figure3 ) Now you have have two pairs of ties sewn together. Just do another triple zigzag over the center of each tie following the center seam on the wrong side. (Figure 4) Now place the fat ends of the ties right sides together and stitch across with a regular straight stitch. Your gusset/strap piece is now complete! Now we are going to make the pattern for the front and back of the bag. (Figure 5) Now mark a dot at the inside points between the ties. Remove the ties and connect the dots. (Figure 6) Cut this pattern out. (Figure 7) Unfold paper – Voila!
Marie Grace Designs: Smocking by Hand...
Okay... here we go... let’s smock! This is part 2 of my pleating and smocking tutorial. Part 1, which explains how to hand-pleat fabric, can be found here. Smocking is very simple once you get a few basic rules straight. In its simplest form smocking is nothing but basic back stitching. My plan is to show you the basics and a few simple stitches that are often used in smocking. I appreciate the fact that smocking is functional and that’s really the reason that smocking was developed in the first place but my fascination is in the fact that its beautiful and so versatile and easy! First of all, use a good needle. Let’s look at a basic back stitch. Back stitching is worked from right to left and is called back stitching because it is literally stitched by backing up a step and then moving forward again. and bring the needle tip back out to the front at B... Pull the needle through until the thread sits neatly on the surface of the fabric. Some terminology: Okay... that wasn't helpful.
Eva Dress - Patterns Archive
Please consult our size comparison table, our table of body measurements and the "Patterns" section of our FAQs before you download and print a pattern. Eva Dress Design by Eva / Pattern by Your Style Rocks! This is the pattern for the dress Eva designed for our "Let your shoes be your muse" contest.. Inspired by her favourite pair of mary-jane style heels, it is a classy and elegant piece with a beautiful cowl neck. This dress is fairly easy to make. UPDATE Due to popular demand we have added two more sizes (EU 46 and 48, i.e. Detailed sewing instructions for this pattern are available here. Download the pattern:
Sock Monkey Tutorial
Sock Monkey Tutorial Everything you need to make a sock monkey: pair of socks, sewing machine, buttons (just two for the eyes), ruler (or straight edge of some kind), pen, scissors, stuffing, pins, needle, and thread. Ready to get started? Copyright © 2004 Kristine Howard.
How to Make a Belted Skirt from a Mens Dress Shirt
April 9th, 2009 Email 224 users recommend Your new skirt made from a men's dress shirt! Christine Haynes The original shirt, direct from the thrift store. Step 1. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Step 7. Photo: Christine Haynes I love being green, but I also want to look chic and modern. Much like that item, I started with a men's dress shirt. What you'll need: One men's dress shirt with a straight hem, wide enough to be gathered at your waist, long enough from the armpit to the hem for the skirtRulerScissorsSewing machine and threadPins1/2-inch elastic about 30 inches longLarge safety pin 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. View 1 member project gallery
