Glam.com is looking for the best new fashion design talent to enter their “Design A Dress” contest.
From January 7 to January 31, readers can submit sketches of a dress they’d like to design. Once all entries are received, Glam’s editorial team will select 4 groups of 8 semifinalists that will be featured in a weekly […]
I’ve had some reader requests to explain how to make the “baseball stitch” used in the heart softies tutorial. It’s an easy & fast stitch for making a flat, almost invisible closure. It’s great for 3D projects like stuffed animals.
For the sake of clarity, I’m going to be using left & right to designate which […]
I showed you how I made the softies hearts yesterday - would you like to see how they turned out?
They also look really neat with the hanging loops interlocked together, like this:
Of course, now I want to make more and embroider them! Too many projects, not enough time…
Tags: accessories, How To, how-to-make-fabric-softies, how-to-make-heart-softies, links, sewing, […]
I thought it would be fun to do a machine-sewn project for Valentine’s day, but didn’t feel like making anything too cutesy. The solution? Off-kilter, wobbly hearts!
To start off with you’ll need a selection of fabric (I’m using printed 100% cotton quilting fabric) scissors, thread, fiber-fill and a hand-sewing needle.
Because I don’t want the hearts […]
Have you ever tried bamboo fabric or yarn? It’s becoming more available lately, and I just found out about a new use for it:
Fairfield (the company that makes Poly-fil) is now producing a bamboo and organic cotton batting. Bamboo is a great enviromentally-friendly fiber - and it’s lovely to work with. It […]
Lark Books is expanding their popular “500″ series of books again - this time they’re doing a book on fabric jewelery!
If you’re interested in submitting a project for the book, you’ve got until February 8th to get your proposal in.
Or if you just want to share one of your fabric jewelery creations, your deadline is […]
I consider myself fairly competent with tools. I own several power tools, I’ve taken classes - I spent my teenage years on a farm… And yet, somehow I still managed to do this to my arm yesterday:
Tags: fiber-art, injuries, sewing, studio-safety
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Setting the pattern: Adventures in sewing and stitching and the artful use of fabric and fiber
Written by Chloe Findlay-Harder [email] for b5media.
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