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Astuce, DIY, couture

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It's always a hassle with small household machines, and especially old ones, whether mechanical or electrical, in terms of thickness, it sucks.  I have a small household machine which I always find difficult to sew knit fabrics, Jersey ..... How to do it and my intimate friend whom I can't refuse asks me to make her two long strapless dresses of 1 because it's super trendy and of 2 the fabric is so beautiful; putting it on you feel the freshness in the middle of the summer heat, especially that of Dubai, where she should have spent this vacation. And waw I tried, I broke a lot of needles, I zapped the seam well finished, until I tried this trick, not bad!!!! It's a dress made up of two kinds of fabrics (knit and linen yarn) that I had a lot of difficulty putting together with my small and old machine. She skips stitches, she breaks needles... Good thought, I said to myself that at the level of strongly with the foot of the machine the fabric slips and zaps stitches ...

How to Make a Cushion/Pillow Case Step by Step Beginner Tutorial

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Scattering is what happens when you open a lot of windows at the same time all the applications on the laptop. Looking for interesting articles, inspiration by flipping through DIYs or TUTOs. There's plenty of it and it really makes you want to get into patronage, DIY, customization, recycling... Now why not a cover tutorial, a pillowcase or cushion, I bet there are several on my blog fan of cushions scattered throughout the house, and in addition it is covers with zippers and which says closure illuminates says neatness, no missed hem threads, no dirt as long as you can wash them, and above all difficulty in sewing the zip. Believe me it's a beginner's tutorial, no worries. Take your measurements, buy fabrics or recycle old clothes... and onwards. for the pillowcase measurements you can make 40 by 40 cm with a seam allowance of 2 cm it becomes 42 by 42 cm. If you succeed in this tutorial you will challenge yourself with a cushion of all shapes, I promise you!!! Ready???...

Give Another Life To Your T-shirt.

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Headband T-shirt What you will need: an old t-shirt, cotton or jersey hot glue or needle and thread scissors button and thread Now cut your t-shirt into strips, as thick as possible (you will see this later). I had the grid to follow so I didn't have to measure, but even if they are different thicknesses, it doesn't matter. If your t-shirt doesn't have side seams, that's even better. Mine had seams on the sides, but that's okay you can hide them. Now take your strips and stretch them, you'll see how long they get. Note: it will most likely roll on the wrong side so make sure your t-shirt is a little nice inside as well. The strips will still be joined by the other seam. Here is the principle of loops: I adjusted the loops Important step! Measure your head. The t-shirts will stretch so be sure to get it snug To bind the set, you will need either to glue them for those who have two left for a neater finish. Take a strip, fold and glue...

bric-a-brac jars

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* By dint of keeping them empty at the bottom of a bric-a-brac cupboard that was starting to overflow, she ended up giving a second life to her jars. For this very simple and quick trick, she only needed her famous empty jars and a few pieces of ribbon and lace.