Cool, crafty, and brimming over with creative ideas, this hands-on handbook shows readers how to give their clothes sass, sparkle, and their own signature style.
The T-shirt-preferably well-used - is a blank canvas. You can cut it, sew it, twist it, and turn it. You can deconstruct it, you can reconstruct it. Recycle it, resuscitate it, refashion it, and re-invent it. Make it punky, make it funky. It is the perfect jumping-off point, and Megan Nicolay - who knows the my-pride of accomplishment and the ...
" The photos and line drawings show how to copy pants, sleeves, pleats, shirring, pockets, and other details. It covers copying asymmetrical garments and knit clothing that is stretched out of shape...Doyle suggests ways to vary the pattern, then shows garments she' s collected from used clothing stores to study for unusual details...I' m glad to ...
Eco-consciousness has changed the cars we buy, the way we build houses, the food we eat, and now it's becoming a major trend in crafting. In "Sewing Green DIYer" Betz White presents 25 sewing projects for home and family made out of re purposed materials (such as blankets and pillow covers sewn from reclaimed, felted sweaters; lounge pants ...
The rallying cry is: Don't buy; DIY. The result is hip, imaginative, crafty, and very green. There's a basic primer on techniques - knotting, sewing, braiding, lacing - plus a full tutorial on embellishing. And then an amazing range of projects. There's fashion, of course: all-new halters and tank tops, sexy gaucho pants, a baby-doll dress, ...
"Start With A Sweatshirt" is a great new volume that teaches readers everything they need to know to deconstruct simple sweatshirts, layer them with beautiful fabrics, and stitch them into a comfortable and stylish jacket. Featuring five unique designs, each of the jackets is easy to make - meaning even those new to sewing can succeed. This title ...
"Reconstructing Clothes for Dummies" offers inspiring projects and savvy tips on how to salvage those tired old clothes in your closet and turn them into a one of a kind wardrobe. It shows craftsters, DIY enthusiasts, budget conscious fashionistas and people from all walks of life how to unleash their inner fashion designer and transform outdated ...
It's time to get subversive, again! The downtown divas of Sew Subversive are back with another happy helping of straightlaced sewing advice for stylish results every time. Transform tacky bridesmaid gowns and pleated pants into picture-perfect tops, skirts and accessories. The authors deliver 30 great projects that are achievable for even the new ...
Offers readers approximately 12 easy, inexpensive T-shirt transformations. This book shows how, in under an hour, you can transform an unflattering X-large T-shirt into a body-skimming top, sexy dress or funky tote bag. It includes a cotton T-Shirt emblazoned with the book's logo to get started.
Groovy psychedelic 1960s jeans, elaborately embossed 1970s jeans, expensive designer 1980s jeans, ripped grunge 1990s jeans - no matter what decade speaks to a teen, "Injeanious" has a way to capture that special denim look. Packed with dozens of simple, stupendous ideas for transforming a plain pair of jeans into a one-of-a-kind fashion statement ...
Let super-chic author Sonya Nimri show you how to turn that dud outfit into a dream-come-true. Cut off the neck of a polo-neck jumper to make an adorable purse...trim a plain dress with lace for instant glamour...transform an outdated scarf into a club-worthy shirt...it's like finding a whole new wardrobe! Easy step-by-steps show just how to use ...
Contemporary crafters are thriving on personalizing, modifying, and altering fashion as not only hobbies but as a lifestyleAltered clothing, cut up T-shirts, and recycled denim is all the rage. New sewers, DIYers, and crafters are looking for clever ways to revamp their existing wardrobe items into new and novel garments and accessories. This book ...
A guide to transforming and customizing old clothes that includes 30 projects and provides instructions for sewing fundamentals, tinting and dyeing, adding decoration, making jewelry, and making alterations.
This fabulous guide is brimming with ideas for recycling and restyling your aging wool knitwear-simply by felting, cutting, and combining them in innovative ways. Find out everything you need to get started, from choosing the right old sweaters to the simplest, most reliable method of felting. Photographs display piecing and cutting techniques for ...
Denim and chambray items are popular and plentiful in retail shops and catalogues. Adding designer touches to ready-made clothing transforms inexpensive pieces into custom-made garments. Mary Mulari shows how to accomplish this.
Recycle, Re-create, Re-enjoy You don't even need a sewing machine to upcycle old sweaters into new wearables, blankets, pillows, and dolls that are fresh, playful, and utterly captivating. It's easy as felting the wool, cutting the pieces for your new project, and stitching everything together using simple hand-sewing skills. Noted designer ...
From cute flapper skirts to handbags and headbands, the projects in this innovative craft book turn jeans that are so last year into today's must-have styles. Through 25 enjoyable sewing projects, jeans are ripped, dyed, decorated, distressed, and otherwise dressed up or completely reinvented as skirts, shorts, jewelry, wallets, cell phone holders ...
Shrink and sew and you're ready to go: creating chic felted garments can be as easy as that. Anyone who's accidentally put a favorite sweater through the laundry and had it come out in miniature understands the basic process--and these creative, simple techniques make use of old wool garments cluttering the closet or purchased from a flea market. ...
Sewing, like domestic arts, is experiencing a renaissance of interest. This new and growing group strives for individuality and the satisfaction of wearing custom garments that make a personal statement. "Altered Clothing" is a collection of ideas and projects that provide the resources and inspiration for creating personal fashion from existing, ...
"Screen Your Stuff" is a fun, easy-on-the-eyes introduction to screen printing. Anyone can do it! Authors Marion Levy and Veronique Georgelin, co-creators of the maisongeorgette line of printed linens, offer materials lists, recipes for mixing paint colours, step-by-steps for creating stencils and a calm, reassuring tone. There are even design ...
Pair cast-off denim with a crafter's unyielding creativity and you have a craft with limitless possibility. Denim is the perfect fabric for many arts and craft methods: it is durable, washable, and dyeable; it can be cut, sliced, shredded, poked, prodded, and cinched. Jean Therapy teaches basic techniques, building anything from skirts, bags, ...
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