…compilation of tutorials
I just wanted to try ‘real’ embroidery (viz. not on paper ;-)) and had to find out how actually to begin and to end (on paper I simply glue on the threads but I thought that this must be done differently on fabric ;-)).
I found great instructions that helped a lot.
After my first experience with the v-neck of my t-shirt I think that I will embroider more often on fabric ;-)
Links:
Starting and Ending Threads
Here at unikatissima: Entries with the tags ’embroidery’ and ‘paper’
Once when I took a look at instructables I found the instruction Paper, Plastic, or Furoshiki? which fascinated me: Japanese use since a long time a cloth to wrap all sorts of things, as well to transport as to decorate them. And the Japanese Minister for Environment created an initiative to reduce waste to propagate Furoshiki as an ecological wrapping.
When making a little research I found even more Furoshiki folding instructions.
On the photos I wrapped four apples in a dishcloth – I just didn’t have a bandana or an old pillow case ;-) at hand.
In principle the dish cloth can be used but the knots get too big and it’s simply not the real McCoy.
Wikipedia says that the ‘real’ Furoshiki cloth are from cottom, rayon, nylon, a fabric called ‘chirimen’ or silk, in either case they are thinner and thus better to be knotted.
Also the sizes seem to be of a great variety, sure, you’ve always something different to wrap ;-)
Anyhow, I will try this more often :)
When researching I found also a nice idea: to wrap a gift for someone into an interesting cloth and include a printout of the diagram of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
I like this ;-)
Links:
At instructables: Paper, Plastic, or Furoshiki?
Wikipedia entry for ‘Furoshiki’ (English) (I haven’t found a German entry)
Initiative for waste reduction (‘Mottainai Furoshiki’) of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment
Furoshiki folding diagram of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment
Blog entry with the nice idea about wrapping a gift
Google search result for ‘Furoshiki’
Google image search result for ‘Furoshiki’
Isn’t it great: I admired those wrap pants for ages on various artist markets but somehow I could never figure out how to sew them.
And now I discovered a complete tutorial at craftster :)
The thread is quite long but it’s worth to read it because they’re giving lots of tips, tricks and ideas.
If you like it, too, please respect her request not to compete with her because she wants to get a little money with them and even so she wrote liberally a tutorial and presents it (without even charging money!) (quote: “I decided to share this tutorial despite the fact that I’m currently making these to sell, so please use this tutorial for your own personal purposes.“, you can find the text below the last photo of the tutorial).
Links:
At craftster: Easy Breezy Wrap Pants Tutorial
Somewhen I also want to try fabric printing and then the instruction on how to make a fabric print stamp pad will come handy.
I think that it should also be usable as ‘normal’ ink pad, I should try this sometime.
Links:
Self-made Fabric Print Stamp Pad (‘Tech’ update)
Here at unikatissima: Entries with the tag ‘stamping’
Once I found an instruction on how to make a scarf from felted old sweaters but the website doesn’t exist anymore.
The photo is from the website, click to enlarge.
That’s how they did it:
In fact I would like to have a cardigan-kind garment made with this technique, no scarf.
Therefore I went to several second hand stores to look for wool sweaters but found mostly sweaters from artificial material which don’t felt.
But I stay tuned ;-)
Links:
The original website that doesn’t exist anymore
Here at unikatissima: Entries with the tag ‘felting’
This corsage is really cute, isn’t?
And apparently very easy to make!
I can’t because I don’t have no fabric at home I could use for it (somehow I don’t want to cut holes into my bedclothes even if it looks nice ;-)).
But as soon as I get some fabric into my little hands I surely will make one.
Links:
Corsage
I’m already planning to make some projects with my by now purchased ties and then I found another intensive-tie-using-item: the tie rug!
Looks great again, doesn’t it?
I feel that I must make a decision ;-))
When I have enough ties ;-)
Links:
Wedding present tie rug
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘tie’
Recently something took me and I thought that you can use those two-coloured charts which are usually associated with filet crochet or cross stitch for a loooot of other techniques, too.
I had this idea already before, in my entries about intarsia knitting, the cross stitch heart, the beaded square stitch heart and the polymer clay letter cane.
On the photo you see some letters worked in different techniques (I’m working on letter charts at the moment ;-)):
'u' - Knit-Purl Knitting, each X is a purl stitch
'n' - Fair Isle Knitting, each X is a white stitch
'i' - Sequins Embroidery, each X is a sequin
'k' - Tapestry Crochet, each X is a white stitch
'a' - Filet Crochet, each X is a filled filet crochet square
't' - Cross Stitch Embroidery on paper, each X is a black cross stitch
'i' - Loom Beading, each X is a black bead
's' - Stamping with square stamps, each X is a black square stamp
's' - Illusion Knitting, each X is a black stitch over two rows
'i' - Crochet Yoyo’s, each X is a white crochet circle from dc’s
'm' - Inverted Filet Crochet, each X is a empty filet crochet square
'a' - Macramée/Friendship Bracelet, each X is a white knot
But then I came up with more techniques and if you still have more ideas I’d be glad if you wrote a comment about.
I added for every technique what would be a square of the chart.
Please remember: Not all ‘units’ are square so that the result can look quite different from the chart!
Knitting
Crochet
Beading
Embroidery
Knotting
Weaving
Sewing
Other
By the way I found an blog entry of an embroiderer who thought about the same subject and has more ideas.
Links:
Double Knitting
Picture for sequin embroidery (scroll down to about the middle)
Description of French Knot
Heather’s Friendship Bracelets – Alphabet Patterns
Geometric stitching
Google image search result for ‘yoyo blanket’
Google image search result for ‘ministeck’
Here at unikatissima:
Celtic Cross Stitch Generator
Heart Template (at Beaded Square Stitch Heart)
Patchwork Knitting
Bead Knitting
Illusion knit
Tapestry Crochet
Beautiful Filet Crochet Patterns
Loom Woven Bead Bracelet
Beaded Square Stitch Heart
Bead Knitting
Freeform Bead Embroidery
Bead embroidered Paisleys
Friendship Bracelet
Crazy Daisies
Crazy Daisies II
Mosaic Table Light (Glass Paint)
Polymer Clay Letter Cane
Mosaic from Plaster
Eraser Stamps
Some people are fantastic!
At craftster somebody published a tutorial on how to make yourself cheap shoes.
I don’t know whether I will make some, but I wanted to present it anyhow!
Links:
At craftster: Self-made Shoes (Shoes!)
Recently a friend had the idea to make some Origami with fabric but the fabric didn’t fold properly.
Some research showed that there are more people who do this and that they simply stiffen the fabric with starch or fabric stiffener.
And then (it seems!) that you can simply start folding… :)
By the way there seem even to be two groups: those who incorporate their Origami fabric in their quilts and those who fold other things like wallets.
Unfortunately I don’t have much fabric (because of the design) that I could use for Origami folding and I won’t surely begin to build up a fabric stash here, but somehow…
;-)
Links:
At instructables: Fabric Origami Quilt Block
At Origami Resource Center: Fabric folding – scroll down to about the center until ‘Fabric Origami Quilts’ and ‘Fabric Origami’
Fabric Origami – under ‘Technique’ you can find more ideas about what to do with ‘solid fabric’: stamping, maschine embroidery, lamination etc.
