Tilly Walnes' Sewing Tips: How To Get StartedSet yourself up with some basic tools - tape measure, fabric scissors, pins, chalk pencils, an iron, and perhaps most importantly, a seam ripper so you can rip out any mistakes! These are the essentials - you can add to your sewing kit later. - If you've ...
Sewing, craft classes offered at festivalTo make the rug, long strips of fabric are attached to a wood frame. That’s the warp. Then, other strips are woven though the warp in a braided pattern. Weaving a rag rug is easier than braiding one, which requires sewing ropes of fabric together after ...
sewing resources for a 6 year oldMy daughter is almost 7- and very interested in her dolls, stuffed animals - dressing them - now trying to make clothes for them. I'm wondering if there are any good websites or resources to teach her to do VERY simple patterns. I could do a pillow ...
something old, something newRemnants of vintage fabrics, old wallpapers ... Sew it into place using the sewing machine. Position the Velcro strips on the bottom of one piece and the top of the other, so when they attach you have created a panel the same size as the other five.
Quilters donate service blanketsGreenstreet said the troopers will hand them out to victims of domestic violence and other crimes as ... made with brightly colored fabric scraps quilter Joyce Eby had leftover from previous projects. Joyce Eby has been sewing for over 30 years.
SEWING WITH LOVEShe went to Jo-Ann’s Fabrics and Craft in Manteca and purchased ... the volunteers also enjoy other perks of the job. “It’s social as well,” said volunteer Sally Murray of the monthly sewing bees. “I just love giving back to the community ...