Dye Fabric Using Snow
Craftster user ptarmic wumpus tried out dyeing fabric using snow as a dye-delivery method. Pretty interesting! More: Painting With Ice Cubes Fulled Sweater Stuffed Tiger
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Show Off Your Craft Leftovers
Craft Leftovers’ Kristin Roach has a call out to her readers looking for the best ways they mend clothing or give favorite pieces some new life, send it her way! She’s looking to include reader submissions in her new book due out next year. Check out her blog for all the details on how to […]
Fabric Flower Bottle Wrap
Wouldn’t this gorgeous fabric flower bottle wrap from Between the Lines make a fabulous host gift added to a bottle of wine? (White wine, anyway, unless you used red cloth instead!) After you’re done drinking it, there’s a beautiful vase just waiting to be filled. More: Button-Up Bud Vase
Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works
I spent the afternoon after Christmas having a leisurely read of Selvedge magazine, and was thrilled to see their review of Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works, a show of little-seen textile pieces at Hauser and Wirth in London. The show sadly just closed (not that I would have made it to London in time!), but […]
Little House Ornaments
Have some scrap fabric and a few minutes? Bust out a couple of these little house ornaments. The tutorial is over on Belle & Burger. They would be awfully cute as present toppers, as well as hanging on a Christmas tree. I can see spacing them along a ribbon or cord, to make a bunting-type […]
How-To: Custom Rollup Curtains
Lenore at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes: As part of our continuing quest to experiment with every possible fabrication technology, we recently came across an opportunity to try fabric printing services while outfitting our new office with curtains. Roller blinds are a nice alternative to curtains with their simple appearance. However, most roller blinds are […]
How-To: Transfer Images to Fabric Using Gel Medium
Jessica of How About Orange shows you how to use gel medium to transfer an image to fabric. I’m not sure how it would hold up over time or wash, but it could be a cute way to dress up small favor bags or fabric gift tags for the holiday season.
