DIY Shoes - Part 1 - Intro & Supply List If you’ve ever researched making your own shoes you know how much specialized knowledge and difficult to source materials are involved. Unfazed, I set to work developing a way to make shoes that is accessible in material and technique. (Don’t worry hardcore readers, more elaborate methods are on their way, master this first!) I’ve consolidated tons of research, hundreds of hours of work and a whole lot of unacceptable test shoes into a series of blog posts. This is a method for making basic women’s flats. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. This series includes: Part 1 – Intro & SuppliesPart 2 – Making a PatternPart 3 – Making a Test ShoePart 4 – Making an InsolePart 5 – Gluing an Upper to an InsolePart 6 – Making a Shoe SolePart 7 – Making a Minimalist Style Upper Materials and Tools: This is a list of supplies you’ll use to make most basic shoes. Fabric for the uppers: Canvas is a classic choice, but any woven fabric can work. Fabric for linings: I prefer a nice, smooth, cotton broadcloth.
Friendship bracelets For several months now, we’ve been receiving emails requesting a friendship bracelet DIY. Well, friends, ask and you shall receive! Today, we’ll give you a step by step tutorial on the classic chevron pattern. If you used to whip up friendship bracelets like a champ in grade school and have since forgotten how, consider this a refresher course. You’ll need:embroidery threada safety pin or tapea pair of scissors Start by cutting several strands of embroidery thread at about 24 inches each. Start on the left side with the outermost color (shown here in red) and make a forward knot by creating a 4-shape over the 2nd color, loop it under and back through the opening. Pull up and to the right to tighten. Now pick up the outermost color on the right side (show here in red) and make a backward knot, creating a reverse 4-shape over the 2nd color, loop it under and back through the opening. Continue knotting towards the left until the outermost strand reaches the middle.
Knitting Crochet Sewing Crafts Patterns and Ideas! - the purl bee Tênis Tênis Palmilhado Processos de Modelagem: -Encapar forma, riscar divisão e cortar; -Riscar altura do traseiro na seguinte regra: Nº da forma + 20mm + (10 à 12 mm); -Riscar linhas básicas; -Desenhar contorno da gáspea, deixando c/ 1cm abaixo da linha A; -Desenhar biqueira c/ 3 mm acima da quina da forma; -Desenhar ferradura; -Desenhar taloneira; -Desenhar pepa; a) Giro - Fazer giro a 2/3cm da linha AD partindo de A; - Deixar espaço de no mínimo 2mm entre parte superior ra ferradura e a linha de vinco b) Padrão com giro - Após ter girado o padrão é preciso suavizar as linhas e confirmar o desenho. d) Padrão pronto para destaque de peças - Desenhar as linhas de todas as peças do modelo; - Marcar os pontos do atacador. e) Gáspea - Destacar a gáspea conforme orientações da figura abaixo; - Lembrando dos riscadores e piques para costura strobel (overlok). f) Biqueira - Posicionar na linha do vinco e destacar; - Marcar piques de centro. g) Reforço da biqueira - Destacar peça conforme orientações da figura abaixo;
Summer bracelets When M. came home from her camp with school, she showed me this yellow bracelet she made with 'scoubidoo' strings. One of her friends taught her how to make these and of course I wanted to have a go at it too. Instead of scoubidou string I used strips of fabric for one and leather - what did you think?! So, in case you 're in need of a fun summer project here's a how-to in 16 pictures with a short description below. This is what you'll need for an adult size leather bracelet. - a 52cm long strip of fabric or leather shoe lace - a second strip of fabric or leather shoe lace of approximately 95 cm - a big-eyed needle - a cylindrical object to hold the loop so your project stays put while braiding (the neck of an Elmer's glue bottle works just fine; when out on the beach, the finger of a helper's hand might do the trick as well) Steps: 1. With special thanks to my little girl M. for teaching me how to make these...
make it & fake it Women’s Size Table « Pattern School There is no actual universally accepted standard measurement set for women. Every manufacturer and text book lists a different set. These are the ones I now use unless otherwise instructed by whichever company I’m working for. The measurements were originally based on the ISO bust, waist and hip for commercial garment manufacture, and I’ve since manipulated them based on tens of thousands of data sets entered by viewers of the site. What they represent is my best attempt to produce a ready to wear size table with reasonable commercial incremental overlap. On version 2 of the site I created a little program that sorts all the measurements people put into the old lazy person’s pattern generation section … basically the table below was a live assessment of measurement distribution across the planet. Another point of note is this site gets visited fairly uniformly from across the planet. But wait there’s more! This may be partly explained by implants. Please leave these two fields as-is:
Newspaper Nails A few weeks ago I shared in this post that I learned how to do this amazing thing called "newspaper nails." Since I love words, and reading, and books, it has inevitably become my favorite manicure. Want to learn the how-to? First, gather your supplies. Step one: Grab some newspaper and cut it into pieces big enough to cover your nails. Step two: Paint your nails white. Step three: Dip a piece of newspaper into the rubbing alcohol and saturate them well. Step four: Press the bit of newspaper on your fingernail hard for about three seconds and peel it off. Step five: Top coat time! Now admire your creation; and try not to chip your nails the first day like I all-too-often do.
Dare to DIY Human Leather Exclusive Products - Exquisite Wallets, Belts, Shoes Fork Bracelet I've always loved taking everyday items and making them into something interesting. Ever since I was a little crafty kid I loved devouring books that taught me how to make little dolls from clothespins, beads from rolled up magazines, and little fairy ornaments from wire and fake flower petals. The first time I saw my friend wearing a bracelet made from a fork a few years ago, I knew I had to try it (*ahem Carly ;)). I wrote up a tutorial a while back, but I've had some questions about the directions I gave so I decided to make a proper tutorial with a video! :) (Please excuse my intro, if you can't hustle your website on your Youtube channel, where else are you supposed to do it? What you need:♥ A fork. I think these forks are the easiest to use, and I've used a lot of different forks. :)♥ Pliers, 3 pairs. 1 jewelry pair, 1 regular pair or needle nose, and an adjustable wrench.♥ Piece of thick fabric like denim or corduroy.♥ Strong hands. I've always really liked layering bracelets.