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Today I offer you to sew a napkin and process the edge. There are several ways, by the example of linen napkins will tell you how to do it.   You need: two types of linen fabric thread   Cut out a 41*41 cm blank and a stripped piece of 5 cm width. Place the strip face down on the wrong side of ...

All is simple and easy! Tools and materials: 2 pieces of linen cloth: 60-70 cm by 18-22 cm if the fabric is thin, get an additional layer of fleece or thin batting pencil (chalk) scissors needle thread sewing machine something round as a template with a 16 cm diameter   Sew a simple tube out of a ...

The summer and warm evenings are already coming, so I want to share a selection of linen summer coats for feeling oneself comfortablу with any wind and sun. A summer coat is one of the variations of an elongated jacket made out of light material without a lining. Short sleeves provide comfort for ...

I really like making embroidery, applique on hoops. I want to tell and show you the process of turning it into an interior pannel. It's pretty simple. Materials: - hoop - polyester batting - thick cardboard - the embroidery or applique Сut out a сardboard circle = the inner diameter of the ...

We all love to give and receive gifts, especially something sweet. And I decided to show you how to create a souvenir doll — a Girl with a Candy that is based on protective folk doll called stolbushka (like a 'post', 'column').  You need: - little birch post 12-14 cm, diameter ...

It is still far away from Easter, but one can already feel spring comming, the hustle and bustle of preparation, and the desire to bring the celebration, so I share this DIY with you — can be used to implement many different ideas. Everyone knows how to make stamps. I'll show you how I used ...

This chair manufactured by IKEA is called Patrick. It faithfully served for about 10 years and frayed, has undergone several restorations. The task: fix the upholstery. Decision: it was decided to decorate the worn out parts of the chair along the contour of the seams with a linen printed fabric ...

Do you love printing on fabric so much as I do? :) In this tutorial I want to share with you this fascinating process. So, printing on fabric with acrylic paints using stamps or woodblocks (cube stamps), as they were called in Russia. I will not go into details but let me just say that printing ...

I often sew tablecloths or napkins using decorative tape for hiding edges of cloth. I will tell you how to do it by the example of linen lunch mate.         We need: - linen fabric; - decorative ribbon; - sewing thread. A ready lunch mat has a size of 35*45 cm. Add 4 cm per a side for hem; at ...

Hello, dear friends! Embroidery is a kind of needlework I’m really into. Because I’m a designer of folk stage costumes, I often have to change decorating techniques. In this tutorial, I’d like to share the experience of cutwork embroidery on a linen apron. I shall say that this is a laborious and ...