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3-D pins or brooches from fabric motifs

by Chloe on June 19th, 2008

I’ve got this fabric sitting on my studio table right now:

I’m planning on sewing a hobo tote with it - but I was looking at the butterflies and got a brainstorm.

What if I made a 3-D pin or brooch from one of the butterflies that I could wear, or pin to the bag?  It would have to be stiffened somehow, which then of course means I want to embroider it…

Come back tomorrow and bring some heavy-weight interfacing, light-weight fusible webbing and a fabric with motifs that you’d like to turn into something three dimensional!

image: C Findlay-Harder

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