Knitting Instructions: Learn to Knit Learn to knit in just a few weeks! Use this step by step guide to become a professional knitter in time for the holidays. Each week I will add new instructables to this guide that will teach you a new knitting technique. These knitting lessons have video tutorials and written instructions with photographs. After a couple lessons I will tell you what projects you can now make with these new skills! Why I made these lessons: I taught myself to knit using video tutorials found online; however, I found many of the videos hard to follow and I needed to check out 4-5 tutorials before I fully understood what I was supposed to do. I suggest using wooden needles when learning how to knit. BeginnerLesson 1: Casting On Techniques - including Single Cast On, Longtail Cast On, Knitted Cast On, and Cable Cast OnLesson 2: The Knit Stitch - including American and Continental StylesLesson 3: The Purl StitchLesson 4: Binding Off IntermediateLesson 5: Increasing and Decreasing Stitches
Maison/Déco t-shirt shag rug tutorial | Molly Kay Stoltz Here it is, finally! My shag rug is complete. I love how it feels under my feet, and if it starts to look a little flat, I pick it up, shake it, and it fluffs right back up! It took some time but I finished it and I’m glad I decided to make one. Feel free to message me with any questions. How to Make a T-shirt Shag Rug Supplies: 1 XL t-shirt, cloth scissors, and lots of small t-shirt scraps the base with a few scraps threaded through 1. For the base of the rug, lay the X-L t-shirt flat and cut a large rectangle out of the shirt, as large as you would like the size of your rug to be. a rotary board makes cutting easier perfect sized scraps! 2. If you are me, you have scraps of t-shirts all over your apartment. Cut these t-shirts into strips that are approximately 5-6’’ long and 1-1 ½’’ wide. holes before and after scraps are threaded through 3. Starting 1’’ from the edge of the base, carefully poke or snip horizontal and vertical rows of small holes about 1/2 ’’ to 2/3’’ inches apart. 4. 5.
MINNA This year’s Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn was a gold mine of great new artists and ideas. I’d stopped going for a few years because the work being displayed didn’t feel as exciting as it used to, but this year I bought just about every single Christmas and Hanukkah gift on my life at the show. In addition to getting most of my shopping to-do list done at Renegade, I got to see some familiar artists doing great new projects. One of those artists was Sara Berks. I’d seen a show of Sara’s earlier illustration work in Greenpoint a year prior and admired her way with geometric line work. Recycle T-shirt A DIY lover can never DIY enough plain tee-shirts. EASIEST.THING.IN.THE.WORLD. Here is another idea inspired by my early years as a Spice Girl wannabe this year’s crop top trend. It’s amazing what you can do with a pair of scissors, a bit of a tie here and a knot or two right there ! Here we have a simple man’s tee-shirt (again, from Gap !) Une fan du custo n’a jamais assez de tee-shirts faits maison. The below pictures say it all : just cut off the back of your tee-shirt at the correct length and then make a V shape with the front by cutting off two triangular pieces on each side. Les images ci-dessous dévoilent tout : couper le derrière du tee-shirt à la bonne longueur et couper l’avant du tee-shirt en forme de V. Enjoy ! xx Auteur : Aimee Wood Blogueuse mode-création, rédactrice et community manager freelance
How to Make Paper Bag Floors If up till now, you were convinced you have seen the most amazing, handmade floor while reading about the Penny Floor, you couldn’t be wrong more. For me, personally, this kind of floor make-over project is way too complicated and time consuming, but in the same time, I admire all of you who has started, continued and finished it in your house. Recently I have found a great tutorial of a Paper Bag Floors, (however foolish it may sound), and I admit I started looking for the easiest way of ripping our old floors out. Following step by step instructions prepared with all details and handy tips by Ashley on her “Domestic Imperfection” site, I would succeed for sure. Not only her work is helpful, but also the fact that she took her inspiration from another awesome blog and The Ultimate Brown Paper Flooring Guide. Do you consider this paper floor idea crazy enough to start doing it next weekend? Click the link to jump straight to Paper Bag Floors guide. Supplies / ingredients:
How to Weave on a Cardboard Loom June 25th, 2008 Email 1322 users recommend Weaving like this can be the basis for so many projects: place mats, coasters, bags, hats—use your imagination. All photos by Diane Gilleland Keep your edges a little loose, and they'll stay nice and straight. An ordinary salad fork makes a great tool for keeping your weaving snug. Photo: All photos by Diane Gilleland Weaving is such a meditative, relaxing craft—and at the end of it, you have fabric! I like to re-use cardboard shipping envelopes for my simple looms. Begin by deciding how wide you want your weaving to be. Next, measure and mark every 1/4 inch along the edge of your cardboard, working between the two width marks you made in the previous step. Draw a line 1/2 inch from the edge of the cardboard. Use a pair of strong scissors to cut a series of slits in the edge of the envelope, 1/4 inch apart. Repeat these steps on the opposite edge of the cardboard. Time to string your loom! Here's a shot of the back of the loom. Ready to weave?
Top DIY projects Sunday September 29 2013 These are the best DIY projects I came across the internet this week. Anything you’d like to give a try? Click on the images for source and tutorial! Also take a look at my Pinterest boards DIY – Home Deco, DIY – Paper, DIY – Fashion, DIY – Jewelry and DIY – bags for more inspiration and lovely projects! Tuesday September 24 2013 Sunday afternoon I went to see a great exhibition “Ik was hier, in de toekomst” ( which translates into: I was here, in the future) by Bart Gorter in the historical cardboard factory called “De Toekomst” in Scheemda, a small village nearby. Monday September 23 2013 Sunday September 22 2013 Thursday September 19 2013 Yesterday I had probably the best day of this entire holiday, that’s why I’d very much like to recommend to you the City Sightseeing Bus Tour to Woods & Wine. Winemaker Notes: Jacuzzi’s Late Harvest Aleatico is an explosion of plums and flowers with notes of licorice. Larger map Tuesday September 17 2013 Larger map
16 Awesome Things You Never Thought You'd Make With Legos Weaving Tutorial for Beginners and Kids with Cardboard and Yarn I’ve wanted to try weaving for a long time, but was never sure how to get started. Then I learned about weaving with yarn on a little piece of cardboard, and also found out more great tips from all of you on the Made by Joel Facebook Page . Thanks! Our twins just turned six this month, and they’ve been weaving all week – even bringing it into the car to work on. So far we’ve been using the weavings as little rugs for our dollhouse furniture, but I’d love to hear more ideas for what to do with them. If you’d like to try it out, there are step by step directions below. Happy weaving! See photo below for instructions. 1 – Get a piece of cardboard for the “loom”.
Garde-robes: DIY Avez-vous déjà remarqué des accessoires que vous rêviez d'avoir mais que vous refusiez d'acheter par principe, sachant qu'un petit DIY était certainement possible pour faire le même? C'est ce qui s'est passé pour moi, avec ce superbe headband turquoise vu chez Zara. Voici donc l'origine de ce tuto, qui vous permettra d'obtenir presque le même pour des clopinettes. Et donc d'économiser quelques euros pour d'autres achats! Ce qu'il vous faut: - De la laine, ou du fil de coton - Une chaine (j'ai trouvé la mienne lors d'une brocante, pour moins d'un euro!) Vous avez tout réuni? - Étape 1: Munissez-vous de deux fils de laine ou de coton. - Étapes 2, 3 et 4: Vous avez déjà fait des bracelets brésiliens? Disposez le fil le plus long à gauche, et le plus court à droite. Vous obtenez ainsi votre premier nœud! - Étape 5: Voici ce que vous obtenez. Nouez ces deux bruns avec la chaine, et tressez les ensemble sur toute leur longueur. - Étape 9: Nouez l'élastique de chaque côté de votre "tresse".
Ghost treat boxes By Kate on September 28, 2012 Just a bit of housekeeping before I begin. I have been making a few changes to the layout of the site so, if this page looks odd, right-click and select reload. (If you are still having problems please email me, or leave a comment, and I will get back to you). I saw these ghost milk bottles and thought they were very cute and easy…however I couldn’t get hold of little milk bottles so made some milk cartons instead which I’m going to stuff with Halloween goodies for the kids (& my hubby!). There are seven simple designs in all (including a few pac-man inspired ones) so you can print out your favourite one/s. You will need: // White paper or thin card // Glue stick or double sided tape // Scissors // Something to score your paper with. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. - Cut along solid lines - Score and fold along dotted lines Hope you all have a fab weekend ^_^
The Camelia: DIY Encore un nouveau DIY pour faire un bracelet parce que les bijoux, c'est la vie ! C'est un petit plus (ou même gros plus suivant la taille et la couleur du bijoux) dans n'importe quelle tenue. Aujourd'hui, je vous apprend à faire un bracelet tressé avec de la chaîne et des perles. Comme toujours, on débute avec le matériel nécessaire pour faire ce bracelet. De la chaîne type gourmettePlusieurs échevaux de fils type DMCDes petites perlesUne grosse aiguille2 anneaux Un fermoirUne pince à bijouxDes ciseaux Tout d'abord, on coupe les différents écheveaux en 30 fils d'environs 30-35cm. Tout au bout, on fait un noeud avec une chute de fil pour réunir les trois parties. Ensuite, on tresse de façon régulière, puis refait un noeud au bout de la tresse pour l'arrêter. Prenez maintenant un long fil (pas comme sur cette photo) et passez le dans le chas de l'aiguille. On plante l'aiguille à l’extrémité basse de la tresse. On tire bien sur le fil pour bien fixer la chaîne à la tresse. C'est joli hein ?