Patchwork

I came across a very interesting person on the Internet — CINDY HOPPE from Canada (Saskatoon). I was looking for jackets in patchwork technology, she really has a lot of jackets, original and fun :) But about this will be another story... But the landscapes are very interesting.A person lives on a ...

Textiles are a multi-faceted material. In the hands of Englishwoman Zara Merrick, scraps of fabric turn into colorful canvases with the image of birds-from fearsome owls to budgies.In her work, the craftswoman often uses old fabrics from her own collection, which is constantly updated with new cuts ...

Iwant to offer you a whole post on creating a small, but soulful patchwork plaid. Finished product: Patchwork plaid approximately 135x135 cm.Ready-made block in a patchwork top — 15x15 cm (total 49 blocks: 25-with colors of yo-yo and 24 blocks of "9 patches").Ready-made block "9 flaps ...

Today we are going to sew a "Maple Leaf". By the way, there are a great many variants of this classic block. I propose one of the most ordinary variants. I choose for this project the most beautiful scraps in stock, and the brighter and more diverse they are - the better. And you can sew ...

It is autumn time, the most mysterious time of the year. It sneaks up quietly and imperceptibly. This time of year paints nature in bright colors like an artist. But there is another, less colorful side to it when the rainy season begins. Many consider it a time of sadness and reflection. ...

Many see patchwork as a lovely thing, but gaudy grandma's quilts and country rugs of wild colors. However, this technique has long outgrown the purely utilitarian stage of "use all unnecessary". Today it is a full-fledged type of needlework, and patches turn into stylish modern things ...

Girls, how about a handmade gift on March 8? I would like to pay your attention to a panel "Quiet morning"! Approximate size of the panel is 60x60 cm. Pattern (with 0.5 cm outsize on each side of the part): 14,5x40 cm — 1 part;  26,5x40 cm — 1 part; 4x4 cm — 56 parts; 8x46 cm — 2 parts; ...

Passion for unusual fabrics, fabrics with history and unusual texture. I have a hobby — old lace and scraps of Japanese fabrics attract me. Sometimes I sort them out, get inspired, dream to sew something unusual... And again clean. I do not have like-minded people around — everyone loves brand new ...

Fabrics, as well as your future products, require special care and storage. Since manufactured at a factory, they have got their character. Some are strong, not afraid of hot water and iron, and others are gentle, and rumpled by one touch, and with horror "expect" the moment of washing. I ...

I want to share the process of sewing a warming pad with cherry seeds.  I use the following materials and tools: cotton: decorative cotton braid: padding polyester: sewing and embroidery threads: needles, scissors, cloth cutting knife: mat for cutting: rulers, pencil: tools for turning out small ...

Japan has produced many types of art (discussed in part one), I got interested by kinysayga technique. The imagination of Japanese craftspeople has no boundaries of one type of handicraft, so materials of one handicraft also become materials for another. Japanese handicraft kinysayga — silk pictures ...

The creation of collections is always influenced by various sources, theories, concepts, historical events. Couturiers challenge traditional cut and volumes, generate ideas of displacement, change the ideals of male and female beauty and create a new, fantastic and almost perfect, in their ...