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Tangled Thread - Tips, Trick and Tutorials in Sewing & Stitching

June 20th, 2008

how-to of the day - 3-D pins or brooches from fabric motifs

Okay, so do you have everything I asked you for yesterday?
Good - let’s get sewing :-)
To begin, we need to interface the back of the fabric with a heavy-weight interfacing.  I find it’s easiest to cut a square of fabric out with the motif in the center, rather than trying to fussy cut the fabric.

 Interface […]

By Chloe -- 9 comments

June 19th, 2008

3-D pins or brooches from fabric motifs

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 […]

By Chloe -- 1 comment

September 6th, 2007

free instructions for a pretty flower pin

I just came across this pattern on the fabric.com blog and had to share it with you all!

It’s for “Moniqa’s Flowers”, just click here for the instructions.
Tags: accessories, blogs, brooches, flowers, free-patterns, pins

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By Chloe -- 2 comments