Did you know you can can dye, print and paint synthetic fabrics with transfer dyes? Well, you can and this morning I thought I would put together this tutorial on how to use a stencil technique to print on synthetic fabrics. These dyes are also known as disperse dyes and …
Usually when I encounter a free pattern for embroidery surfing, it is most often a cross stich design however I was poking about the Evening stars designs site and found a Free pattern using basic surface embroidery stitches. This little bag is ideal for beginners or it could be used …
I often hand embroider using chenille thread. For instance on this crazy quilt block, the buds in this seam embellishment are oyster stitch worked in chenille thread. I frequently get asked how I do it and after a comment left this morning I decided to write up some tips. Firstly …
After my post on Wednesday about the denim jeans I wanted to recycle I decided to browse the sewing and quilting sites a little more to see if I could find patterns that could be adapted for patchwork denim projects or use up small scraps of denim. I ended up …
Some people call it ric rac other call it rick rack but no matter what you call the stuff it can make great roses. Here are tutorials for two different types that you can incorporate in your sewing or craft projects. How to make a Ric Rac Rose 1 Depending …
Amy Jenkins has loaded a step by step tutorial on Printing on Fabric with Bubble Jet on her flickr account. Using this process you can prepare fabric that can then be printed on a home printer which means you can printout computer images and graphics on fabric. For anyone who …
When I ran the bags of fun challenge I did not realise how popular refashioning/recycling jeans has become. After the challenge I swore I would never trying to embroider denim again. I should know myself by now and never use the word never but … I have this pile of …
