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Hand Crafted, Pre-Loved Clothing / Products. How-To Tie Dye Instructions. Ever wonder how-to tie dye?

How-To Tie Dye Instructions

Feelin’ groovy? In tie dye, you aren’t just limited to t-shirts. You can tie-dye socks, shorts…even underwear. Tie dye is a fun party project that can be completed outside in the summer, or indoors. Follow these steps to get in on the boho trend without spending the bucks. Today I am Wearing Two Shirts and No Pants « Tenth Muse Studios. The Best Swimsuits for All Body Types.

Gallery 489 « 10 Ways to Make Your Clothes Look Better and Last Longer. After spending time thinking about how to maximize our wardrobes and analyzing what our clothes say about us, we've got our eyes on making our closets as cute and long-lasting as possible.

Gallery 489 « 10 Ways to Make Your Clothes Look Better and Last Longer

Because there are little tricks to make your clothes fit better, look better and last longer. And not taking the best care of the items you already own means you're not getting the most bang for your clothing buck. We put together our list of the top ten most valuable items worth spending a little money on. From the $9 do-it-all tool that takes care of fallen hems, gaping holes and visible bra straps to a successful way to bypass dry cleaning bills, these little fashion fixers won't disappoint. Plus, they're all under $30 ... so you can still afford that sundress you've been eyeing on Pinterest.

To see all the slides in one long list, click into the slide show and choose "list view. " View Slide Show. Graphic T-Shirts. Just Undo It: Re-Folding Clothes into DIY Bags & Backpacks. Any do-it-yourself idea should get bonus points for not requiring any fasteners, hardware or other accessories to work – and extra credit for utilizing just one object, particularly something nearly everyone has a spare of in their closet.

Just Undo It: Re-Folding Clothes into DIY Bags & Backpacks

The video says it all, without requiring more than 20 seconds (let alone anything by way of words) – how to just flip, fold and wrap your way to a temporary laptop-to-go bag that even your precious computer should feel nice and secure inside. But why stop there? Other strapped backpacks and shoulder bags are possible too, as well as pillows and (if you are feeling really daring) even a baby carrier … be really careful, though, if you intend to build and use that particular variant. ConceptualDevices likes to keep things nice and easy, playing with elemental videos and simple sketches to show very clear new ways to organize existing objects and data into nifty new formations.? Adithis Amma Sews - Cute Confessions of a Sew Addict: Tutorial - Angrakha Pattern Drafting Part I.

Iam glad to have got back to posting tutorial.

Adithis Amma Sews - Cute Confessions of a Sew Addict: Tutorial - Angrakha Pattern Drafting Part I

Please feel free to leave your feedback in comments so that it will help in iron out flaws if any and also make it better in future and also would motivate me to do share more of pattern drafting expeditions. In case if you any doubts, please raise the same and i would be glad to sort them out. Adithis Amma Sews - Cute Confessions of a Sew Addict: Angrakha - Sewing Tutorial. I know its been 2 days since the promised date, since my DD fell ill (she is recovering,is lot better 2day, she has an ear infection and severe cold) could'nt spend time away from her, especially with the system Please find the photo tutorial for stitching the same, since i din't have anyone to assist me in shooting the video, i had kept the handycam at all vantage positions and shot the sewing video, but it has lot of unwanted footage of me testing if it's recording and so on, need to edit, will do in a day or two, till then i guess this picture tutorial is useful.

Adithis Amma Sews - Cute Confessions of a Sew Addict: Angrakha - Sewing Tutorial

Actually i prefer this one after assembling it together as i think video tute is shoddy due to shooting it by self. Would YOU Like to Sponsor this Tutorial - Please Check PR Page for details! Privilege Sponsor of the Tutorial Please leave your feedback in comments. Step 2: Prepare Neck Facings : Cut 2 piece each of neck facing and interface one piece, stitch right sides together and the outer seams, press seams and turn. 101 Sewing Tutorials for Summer! Vintage Vogue. Replacing a Broken ZIpper. We've all had a zipper break on us -- whether in a coat or a bag, a broken zipper makes a perfectly good piece of clothing (or backpack) unusable.

Replacing a Broken ZIpper

Did you know that replacing a zipper is quite simple? It is. Really. Here's how you do it! I made this backpack for Connor right before he started kindergarten. Start by grabbing a seam ripper. Remove all of the stitches holding in your zipper. The ends of this zipper are enclosed in fabric so we'll have to remove a bit of stitching at each end too. Keep going until you can completely remove the zipper. I chose a heavy duty zipper. If your bag/coat is lined, make sure that as you pin the top piece, the lining gets pinned in place too and it doesn't get in the way of the zipper. You can test your zipper as you're pinning. Repeat the pinning for the other side of the zipper. On your sewing machine using the zipper foot, sew in the zipper close to the edge of the fold of fabric.

Once that's sewn in, remove your basting stitches. Knitty.com. Collection: Trashion projects (made by me) Paper-Tape Dress Form. David Coffin Photo: David Coffin by David Coffin.

Paper-Tape Dress Form

101 Sewing Tutorials for Winter. 101 Sewing Tutorials for Summer! Collection: My trashion tutorials. Topstitching 101 ~ The What And How Of A Topstitch. Hey friends!

Topstitching 101 ~ The What And How Of A Topstitch

I am working on a complete sizing guide and various options for the Fat Quarter Pillowcase Dress (just you wait – so cute!) Best Free Patterns & Dressmaking Websites ★ I’m just going to list the options you have for some important clothing parts here, plus information on different terms.

Best Free Patterns & Dressmaking Websites ★

I hope it’s useful. - Neckline options: Sweetheart, V-neck, square, scoop, U-neck, keyhole, bandeau, cowl, high-neck, halter, jewel, crew, asymmetrical, one-shouldered, off-the-shoulder or boat. Necklines sometimes are created with thin straps such as spaghetti straps rather than solid areas of fabric, or the clothing can even be strapless. Tips for Making Your Own Pattern. More and more people make their own patterns from store bought garments today.

Tips for Making Your Own Pattern

It is pretty simple, but more importantly it satisfies our crave for DIY. There are many great tutorials on the web on how to draft a pattern from a shirt, shorts or a skirt. Dana from Made cuts apart an older clothing item. I used this method too, when I made a tunic pattern for my youngest. TUTORIALS.