fabric jewelry 25 designs to make using silk, ribbon, buttons, and beads

8/7/2019 Fabric Jewelry 25 Designs to Make Using Silk, Ribbon, Buttons, and Beads

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in t roduct ion 1 6 1teahlniqll l ,g,S 8,m a t e r i a J I s 110 1equipment 1,3processes 14the projects 1&f lawisr choker 118orchl id belt 22v in tag '8 ro se, G u ff and choker 2,6flo ra l k ey rib ,b on 3 01b ollY \'V o o d iP od c as e 34,seed h ead b ro och 4QGh i lidhood rnerno rles bracelet 48button 9 9 J 1 r i n g s 62,mothe l r~o f - pear l IblraGe~let 1 6 1yo-yo neckp iece 58y o- yo c orsa qe 62

layered corsage 66;ro se an d d iam,a nte co rsage '70ra g flo w e r corsage l 74f low 'er ' gar landl 7'8,corded necklace 82f il ig ree ' neck lace 861dalh~lacorsage 90c he rry b lo ss om 8 'a rrin g s 116wrapped neckace 100wrapped bang!les 108,kn iitted corsage 1110,f inger- kniittled n eck lace 1:114knitted neckpreoe 11:.temolates 112:2ind,ex't27acknowi l ledgmlents 12,8


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In the last ' few years, d es iq ne rs h av e increasingly usedte xtile p ro ce ss es a nd ma te ria ls tO I produce beau tifu l jeweh - ypieces lncorporatlnq texture enid color, and bdng~nga craftaeetbetc to high fash ion .

M1ak i;n g je 'w le lry from tex tile s has many adven taqes : youcan create pieces that perfectly accessonze your favorlteout f i ts , ch'looslng co lo rs an d em belllsh rn en ts th at arep ers on al to you. ~tcan a lso be an in exp en siv e hobby~ us ings cra p s o f: v ~ n ta g 'etabric, buttons, and beads fo un d il n thr i f tstores. P~ecesmade by recycling favonte, but worn OIUt ,ite m s o f c l1 0th ijn g c an become hi,ghly s~gn~ficant'l r i 'ng ing tornnd a happy chi ldhaold event, o r ev en a lost l o ve ,

A s w e ll a s in d ullg ~ n gy o u rs elt, don't fo rqet to m ake p iecesfo r yo ur frlen ds an d family, They w l i l l ' certain~y a pp rec ia te ahardrnaoe present frOim you, p,art~cu~arlyne that has hadso much thought put in to it. lit can also, somet imes bequicker to make something ,athorns than to search theshops for the perfect gift.


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A w~de ranqe of pieces is presen ted 'h e rs ' and , in m an yC8Bes , al ternat i ve ideas are ' also shown to demons t ra te th eversatility of the process and inspire further ideas. Thefabrlcs used vary greatly from tlne, bri'ghtlly colored s ilk s an dvlbrant suedes ta l sober I l inens and faded v in tag '8 cottons ..A iarg l9 range o f beads, buttons b ralid s rib bo n s and jeweiscomplements t hese fabrics to create ~nd i v i ' dua land eye-catching p ieces .

The tex tU e p rocesses used include hand and mach ineembro idery and fabric mani _ulaton plus a var iety of knittedp ieces , I h o p e th ey w i l n en tice th e n o v ice m aker as w el~ asthose with mo re e xp e rie n ce . ~fyou already have sew in g andk niittin g sk U lls , t hen tlh is book will i teach you how to ap lp lytbem to jew1elry making. rather than havi lng to learn a wholenew craft from scratch.

A ll the p ro cesses sh ow n are v srsa tlle and can , e a s i ' l y becustomized to suit y ou r p erso na l style, See them as bo thm struc tto na l an d ~ nsp ira tio na l- - - -a g uide to ap ply in g y ou r o w nd,estgn sense and eclectic mater ia ls to making fabric j lewellry.

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A :bo ,e~ ' Th i s pretty b ra oe Je h Sm ad . 'fro m b utto ns s ew 1 ' 1 1 1 ento '39 ,11'1 m} of s ue de ta pe .whlo~is lNound a ro un d U 'lew ns Q p roduce an ,edec ep ie ce ,o f I e lr y. A loop Issewna one nd of t he tapeso the braoe'B call befa st en ed u sIn g th e flm ~ button.See page 54 fo r In~, t r lJGt jons.Belo ,w: I f 'I I sb"uct iol l " ls for makina V ln L ag e yo-yo c ors ag e c anbe fcun on page 61.


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l Ih e m 'a te ri al :s ,used in th is book 'Va r y~bu t most can be bought wo r n fabric, bead , andn o tio ns s to re s, In man y c as es. rnater lals were sourced from t h f i i r f t stores, a s we~ JI Is

S ome o f th e m l 6 l . t e r i a J 's tha t I used hav e been in my p es ss ss on ' for o v ' er twen t y y,ears' i

need to u se ' t he In te ~m et to ,h elp tra ck th es e d ow n .

FA,BRICS ,A ll k in ds o f fabric can beused ln mSJny dileren~waysto m'ake t e x ti le ~ewe~ ' r y ~u~mos t o r th e p ro jects in theb oo k re qu ire fin e fabrics.such as s ilk , and v iscosech fo n an d sU lk d u,p ]o nm ~ast hese ' , ire: I sas i ly manipula~ed.,A s ia n f ab ri c sb) r e lS , h av ,e agood I m l n g ' e of 1heset~pes oftab ric s~ in a ,g org eo us a rra yo f d az zlin g a nd s ub tle c olo rs ..S uede :scrap s can o ften beb o ug h t fro m a rt is an le alh erw o r lk e rs , a n d IJ p ho J s t te re rs . as ,w e l l a s W o m ,c r , a ft s : u p p l ' i e r s .Whole h ides , ca tnbe: bough t r~you I P '! an 1 '0 make a numbero f: p ro jlic ts o r a la rg .enumbero f s im : f I Ia r i tems,

Qui f t ing s to re s a n dwebsi tes ~U8'a g re at ~ ou ro e'lo t pretty. v , i n m g e " " s t y 1 t 9 n o r a lfab rics. L oo k fo r g 6 l n u i l n ev, in tag:e ' fabrics in thrift storeso r at "th e'back o f ' yourfamily'S wardro'bes. Textile'a nd c os tu me d ea le rs , o , H e nh av e, sc rap s o f Y i m a g e !~~ tb ri cs , an d wo r n c lo th in g rjus t w aitin g fo r a new leaseo f I life .F A I i I ! . n c'C i l'D c !k ,w~se ' kom , top I le f t.suede sc rap s" s ilk o h il of l~y , ~ s o o s e C ' h i f f o nJ habo ta i s i l k ' s .v i n tage ' fab ri cs including ,8\II n~ageembro idered p lace mat,p ri n te d c o tt o n" me ta ll ic s i lk' o rganza, s ll k ,dup l onl .


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THREAD , S ,T h l' e s d s . c a n 'b e 'used toconstruct or to decorate yourj e w e l r y . , Fo r a l I I g e c n s [ r a lst i toh ing,~ po lyes ter sew ing1 h re ad is perfect bo tM fo rh an d an d mach ine work . , ~ts ,ucseful!to us e as , 'ei ther a topo r bo bbn th read w h en usin g]more, 19XJpens ive'mibrolderyf losses.

Embro idery flosses, comelIn m an y ty pes o f fiber andq uam in o lu din g v is eo ssco t t on , l inen. s ilk ! an d w o o l.S om e can be used e~herformac hin e o r hand lembroide.ry.,If you w o uld I,ik e tolry usinga, t hic 'k er t hre ad o n th e:b ob bin o f y ou r m ac hin e, turn1 0 U s in g l T 1 h i , e k 'Threads, [o,nThe' B1o.bbin o n p ag e' 1 14'~ a:ri ns : t ru~ions .

As , weUas your l oca l fa~blriOo r c ra ft s to re , th ere a re manyspecial ist embroiderysupplliers ofJering ,8 wider,ange o f w o n d e rf ul f lo s se sth at c an b:rilng dilstinction and[n te :re st to y ou r '~ ex tUe l9wehy.EMB:ELL IS IHIMIENTS.A mag p ie in s tin c t r nal ly payso ff w h en s ea ro hin g fo r t in ydecorat ive detaills.. It iiS wor thlex!p~ori ig a n3 lnge of not ionssnd b S ' C I ! d s up p lie rs " a s theyh a v e ' t J 1h e irse cret s o u rces o ftrin k ets fro m aJ ll o v er th ew o I1 d. A ls o c on sid er eth ers ou rc es , s uc h a s e th nic'fa bric s to re s, a s w e ll a sm aking use o f o l d j ewe l ryre cy .o le d fro m t hrift s to re s,

THA :EADSC~Dokw~se , f tO 'm tOJjl[ heft: t lhickvJscose macl line ' 8mbro~deryt h re ads , p o ly e st er t h reads ", ' fi n ev; i:scose threads, cot ton Per1ei1osse -s, s t randed l inen f lo sses.EMBEIt:lll:SHMELNl"~IClolckwb;e' " rom top I~eft_:dlamante s tamen , whitedramante stones, Ino lan sequ inmot if s. , S i 1 lsha mlwof , :s,Uck-on] :awels, braGl : "oo1ored 'd iamant~s to n es , f lo wer sequi ns " e ne rn e f, edW~I'8, p la st ic b ea ds , g la ss ; b e ad s ,lllU fq u oi se b ea ds , p ea rl b e ad s . lnt he c en te r a re IndIan nowersequins.


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TECHINIOUES

!BRA~DS,A N D ',RIIIIBBONST h ! .S j e :a n e ith e r b e L 1 s e d li ni iength6 'for decoratin.g o rw l t" ap p~ng i o r lind~~idualati'fsca n be cut off to , useas partofan app l ique design. Manyfabric" ( ; ra f t . and Illotionsstores SlDCik b ra Jd s a ndr~ b bo n s. C h e dk o ut s p ec ia J is 'f,&'Of98 snd s u p ; p ~ l l i e r s : t o filllidmore unu sual p ieces ,' S - : - - '. U -. - . T T O . . ' N . S . c .. '" I, I"Buttons ~re featured: in many01 ' t h :eprojacts in I th~s,beok ,There i : $ , la , huge v arriety to b e~ ou l1 .d a nd I lo v e t tl,e m 'fo rtheur :nostalg io oharm. ,Almostilll o f the bution$ I hive lU3edJhave been sour;eedtl5.l ,mv in ta g:e a nd U n ift : s t o : r e s i, S ! s :w~11a s fr om raidingl mymtJ,ttl tar"sbutton bD~,

Old momher-o f- p .earib utto ns are e as ;,r 'i o fi rn d a n dh av e, s o m uo h m orep e r s o n , a J l i t y then t h e l r pla:mi:clook-a-Ij 'kes. You wi l i l l slsocome across b~~eli;t~~hcasein I a nd p las tic b utto ns,from 'the~08~40sand 50s,may,be s ligh tl y wOl'nan.dlfa"dedl~but grea~fo r , add ing i3 Jvintage toueh to y ou r work , .J I I EWELRY I F ' I I N D I I I I N ' G S :ll1 es e a r,e MS 1ty 'ava i i~ab leto m craft s ,ro !m sand 'b~adsuppliilers. They are , e s a e : n t i a lin some projects a s a . meansto attac h y ou rjew ,elry ' to y ou r11= l i i r , ototh~riglor body.

L~'ifl:o ritgtib bl\~i~,i n di rm . ro s e. - . - + ' f " ' r : a : o ; l p , si '\ "', Ho o 'i il bh o n r i. o -mOUI ! > , I ! " ~ " " ' ' " ' " -Ii""" --- - ,-" -~r'$C!,lln,dlan braLd~Wlu ted v iscosebraJd.

BUnDIN!STt,P' leH , s n e l l h il l1in,~Qth~Nl~~P O O l ~ bul1ons .Ih~[,ow~ca. sein ,: p l a e t ~ o. andb a , ' K ; e 'm t e , bUUons .JEWE l lP rt ' F ~N Ii lI IN IGS ;O J o C k w i s e fr iom top ! e f f i f i : banretteo r t11[ rc ! ip " d i j a m a r n t s ' an d p~ar1c resp , b tooch bad k ;! e ar wnrea,headpins, : ~ n ! ; J 1mount

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IAI"IERt~LS, AND, EQUIIP

enMos , t lo f th e equ ipm en t used in th is bo ok is stand'ard s ,ew ing and knf t t ing Isquipment.M an y o f th e, p ro je ct s I Fi eq ui fe,8 sewing m,achin:e far,a ss em b ly o r embroidery., I t ish r a l p , fu l ll t o , hav,e ,S i machfrneti1 at c an d offire e mami rneemb ro . id e ry ' 'k lr severa l ot th eprojects. though it is onlyessent ia l f l O r one , o f them.R l o t _ ; a r y caltter,s 'greatlys p e e d l u p th e p ro c es s o wc uttin g s trip s o f fa bric andare: we l l wor t h ha,ving if yo uare:to make t e x l i l l e je w elry o na regu la r bas is .P ' , a i l n l t Ipa,let t 'S ;s are. r 8 a d l yh e i li p fu l w h l ! in beading I a s , y o u' c a n arf'ange y o u r variotlebeads in o rder as w ell ash av in g th em easi lv,accesslbfe"

I reco mm en d th at y ou in vestin a good p a i i r ,o f, em ibm, idery :SCiS5:0rs ,end~ha,tyou only use t nem 'fo rfab ric a nd 'th rea ds s o th att hey re ma in s harp an dreliable.IF,abri,c: g llue is used in manyo f f h a , p r o je c & s . choose aS l t r o n g l , wh i te f ab ric g l~ue~ha td i n e s , , cle ar" T hfis , ty p e o f g]uecan elso be w atered daw n la nd u se d 1 0 brush o v e r t hes u r t: a .c e , o f f r a b n i : c s to , s tH f enth em ,o r , ~ , omake fa br i'ce e a o s ,,QuHt_n,g p i l m ; , are great fo rmare , I IJ nusu~ tex t il e p~u je c ts ,b e c a u s e ' they a ; r ; e extra- l ianga nd h 'av e , e a s i l y Vis ib l e head:s.

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TEGHNI'QUES

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rocessesEach project g i ves you s teo-bv-s tep lnstructions on ho'w to make it, but on theseW'OR'K ING WITHSU ' EDEWith l a 'g oo .d s tlio ,n g s ew i ngma ch in e irtt ed l w i th a leat he rne'edle!~ t ~5 ,possibJ'B tocreate same i l r r t a : r e s . t ~ n gp ioo~ lo f j lews ! : ! y f rom Q , f fcuts O 'f s ue de an d feather.Y o u c an s ou rc e th e- se fro mc raf t: supp li ers , a rt isans ho em a k e rs ! a n du ph ols it lm r- s, a s w e ll a s. byriElC~NJnrlgi o ld ' lea ther or suedegarmen ts . The suedep ro jects in 'th is b oo k w o uld,BlsD l o o k glreat m a . d e in 1 1 1 3 1 1 .

US'IIN'G THI 'CKTIH RE AD S ION THEB , O I B B , I N IIn m any o t th e proj iects,.I s ug g e. st ma ch in e ,embro id ery u si[n g a t hic k$ rl~h'lf'eadon t he ' b o b br ~n a n dw.o rk ing on th e back o f the' fabr ic . A s t ronge~1 moreI l ' u x u r i o u s l ime''o f sti tching isrnadsfn ls w ay dep en din g o nw h at I- dn dsof t hre ad s a reu s e d . V isc os e an d ,ray on1 h re ad s am th e mos tcommon l y available ,and areu sed ii n t h ese p . r O j o o t s r , butyou m ay also 'H nd c otto n andw o o l / a c r y i l l i c m i x t brs a dssurtablefbr this method. too,

If possib ls 1, w in d th e:1hread:son to ' the bo bb in lnt he n o rma l w aY using 1h ebobb~nw , rn d e r o n yoursew ~ ng m ac hin e. If th is isp ro b lematic . th en w~ndO nt he t h re ad s Ib y hand .D :e pe nd in g o n th e th ic kn es so f y our l th i l 1 e w ; i . you m ay needto ;adjust 'th e tension .:screwo n y ou r b ob bin c es s to B.lo o s er s e tt in g ( co n sult y ,o u rmac h in e m an u'a ] 'o r a .m sch ne sp ec ia lis t). I

re ce rrm en d th at 'YOU carryou t th is task o ver a bo x orco ntain er o f so me' Ik lin d!,bso81usei f mhes.crew ralls outo nto th e 'flo or, y ou m ay ,neverfind it .S l g w l l I l

Test the stitch in g on samescrap fabrilc t o . check 1~1eten sio n a nd ad]ust It t again ifn ecessary . W h en y ou arewO iik in g o n y o ur p ro ie ct IrB ,g :u la r lytu rn ow r yuur workto sea how it is p - ro g r e ss in Q I .

F re e rn e eh n e embroidery isa . v e:r:y u se fu l fU n ctlo n a ndca n be us ed ! to crea te ag re a' m an y effects" It is th en earest th in gl to draw in g withs titc h a nd a llo w s m a > d i m u m'ire ed omaf m o v eme nt.C heck in your m :a nu al to s ee '~ fy ou r s ew in gl mach ine w~Id o " th is ,o r consult yoursuppl ier: it is rreferred 10 as ;daming on some ma~hjn,9s.

I n fr ee mot ion ,embro idery,' tn ,s teed dog' i s lo ,we red and,9 : s p ea~al p re ss e r f oo t,a t tached (usually it i s sh o rt erth an a n O I T n 8 ! J foo t and iss p ru n g) .; sH ow i n g thef,abricto be' m ov ed in an y d ir ed :i on .P ra cNce t he tedl1niQlue ons c ra p s lo f f a tlr ic befo.~a tb emp t in g a 'p ~ o je c t.

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mach ine has s ta rteo , movet he ' fa br ic a ro u nd " k , e e , p ; in Q I'your' ' f l i ' n ' g e : r s , .ell l aw .Vf J i C l , m l t h e ' n,eedle. As th efeed do g is n o l onger ~hEneto g u'ld s the f a b r f ( . ' ; . yourh an ds b av e c om lp !l~ ete c on b'O ~o v er th e' mDvemen t . Mov,ss lo w ly at first sn d th enpm ,o tio s' v ario us U n es an dm ov em en ts , su ch as sw irls .to d ev elo p y ou r a ld U s . .O no e y ou have becomeconf ldent , yOU ! can run 'th e,mach ine at a fas ,t er ,speeda nd l m o ve the fabric at a, oa rMS i p on d in g r at e.Ad] ust rnents may n eed to bem ade to the to p or bobbinten sio n ,an d IR yOU! fin d th attlle' ' thread kseps break ing o ri s s k ip p in , g stti tches, try usjnga . larg er..si~ ed needle" Aco mm on m istak e is , to forg,st.to low er the presser foot an dt he re b, y n o t e ng s, ga th e! topten~on , msu l~~i Il 1Qln looseuneven s ,t 'l fah ing an dpossibly a t th read jam un derth e n eo olle p lme:.

I~ your ' fa brfc is ,: Ins~ use anem 'b ro id ery h oo p to h O i l d t t ,ta ut a nd , e n s u r e it ooes notpucker U IP w h en s nteh edo nto , Th e' ncop c an s ls o beused 10 hold an d m ov e th efab ric un der th e n e : . u I t l d t e ' .m e a n i l1 l , g l t lh a t y O t J r f i n : g e r s , w mn ot n ee d: to 9 : 0 near i. St i f ferfab rics w ill n ot. n ee d anem jb ro i de ry hoop , butconcen trate on w hat you ,aliedo in g and w at,ch ou t. faryour f ing;ers;l:

FREE MA 'C :H I~NE ,EM 'BROIID ER:Y ' ON,DISSIO,LVAB,ILE F ILMOne of t he m o st in te re st in gw a ys ,o f u s in gl the jream a c ; i 1 i n e l lembroidJery precessis '~Ostitch onto d~ssolva:_blefatnics , e n d i f ilms " There a r ' ssleveralk~nds I but 't he y are al lm ade o f ,8 t ype ,o f f iber orplastic that wi l l d is so :1 ve i nwater.

BU i ' l ! d up a In ehv ork o fs t it ches , ,o \l ie r~he .sur faoe of al l h i c ' k~we igh t diissolvable ' l i Um ,maki tn g sure 1ha t le a ch ~In,eofs tit ch is oonnected withanother, (Th inner ' fi tms w i l lin eed to b 's p ut in an,embroidery hoop I b ut I iJ s. nga th tcke, r-we lgh t film m e an s't ha t y o u don't need a hoopa nd h av e , f re ed om ~Q st itcho ve r a lar'g ar area.. Otherellem en ts can b e

i n, oo lj p or at ed in to f ue 'em br oid er y, s uc h 3S mot i fs .cut tom printed f a l t U i i C S ~f :e at her lJ ; t sn d f in e p i eces o 'fplastic.

once the des~gn m S icornp lste , p ~ 9 J , c e ' t h ele mb ro id ery in co ld wm er.' th en ri nse it Th e fi'lm w U ldi:ssdj~,e,!leaving ,9 sUtohed' f il ig ree fabr ic that could io:rrnthe: basis o f je w elry s u.ch a sneck la ces" o hok 'e rs , earrings.a nd b roo che s.E, ,BROIDERV ON'C :O 'VERED BUTTIO,NISC o,v erin g dOl but tons. o rusing c ommerc ia l s elf ~o o v erbuUons t offers a n um ber ,cfOPPQrl1Jrni~iesfor c t o o . o r a t h 3 n 1i , n c l u c t i f l Q ,embroidery. Eventh e sm3 . ! 1 11est'remnants lo rfabric can 'be' d e c : o r 8 l l : t e d wi~hlt in y s tltc hs s, U sin g ,@ 1,em bro id'ery h oo p w H l he lp ,keep , you r g , ti ~c hes perfect

and' they co me ifn ,3 goodv arie ty o f s lzss toacoo:mmodat '9 y o u r a ss o rt eds cr ap s , o f fa bri c,

US ing o ld b ut to n s i s , an'Q l reatoppor tun i ty fo rrec:yc~l l ing!,and [9 , a l s o ideal ifyou do no t wan t 1 0 deeJw i~hth e .shank ( co mm on ! inoomme:roia; l s e l f " ' , o o v e r_. . ..! buHone ). ~ h is t s, parit ioUlaMI~usefu i f y ou are mak ingbrOoChes,; r ings, or earrings., R AP'P'IN G ANIDTYINGrUsingl fabric$ to 8 : u t h e rc cn stru ct b ea ds or 'to c ov ere.xIstrtng o:bjects is a v eryq ,u ic k a n d , e a s y w , a y to createje welry . Y o u ro an a ~:s ocusto:mi~e and update,ex is tin g p iec es in y ou ro CO I I I , a c n e n . RI~bbons;.braids.an d b ia s b : i n d i n g r cen be usedt o ' w r ,a p an d ( ;o v e r o b je c tsbu t n o t to construct beads .


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I.A'YIE,RS' OF QU"T OUT SUEDEf lowers" decorated a nd jo ]n ed w H : t Js1i tch~ng,are ,a t tached to a suede rib bo n toma:k i3 th: is pretty choker. By maKing lustthree f lowers you can adap t ~h e'i idea to

make ,a,bra,ce~et" or a , s i n g i l l e fl;ow,er w m make a brooch or barrette, As,y ou w ear tn e jew ek y it w i~r l' curla ~i t t le~Q l iv i n g a rn o re n a t u r : a i s . t : ] c sh!Blpe.O he ck th at y ou r s6wl ingl mach i ne can ecce wi th thfiselay,ers o f sued,e.,If it won It sew t h rough them a U ~,im p l~ th e d es :jg n wi t ih f ewe r I 'a ye rs o ru ss th e b rad technique s h o w n in th .e Orchid Be~t (see,pag:e 22).

, - 'T ,ER' IA IL ,S , S craps ,o f stm ede ln p , i nk . red~pu_~pJe .,8Illd green. 1 Machns ' emb ro id le ry thread lI nl~mBg, rean,. 1 ~olyes:tJers aw . i n . , g l Unread ~ n l

pinkIIOo u t : : l : l e ' - ' , s i d e d adlhesive ' ta~e aS l fin. (1 ; m ) ' O ' f ~lIede l ' i i b b o r n

Of ta ipe (2 4 , I n . ( 60 cm l fo r abrace'let) S m ro ng fab rh :: g lu e

EQUIP' NT T em ,p la 1e o n pr iJ . g , e "2 2 C om passes an d ru l'er C'ards~ockand pencl~ F ie ,p er s ci ss o r' SI.'Sma i li . sha rp embro idery '

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3,t US~lgl i t r u e compasses,draw an th,9 ' , c ' a r d s l t o c ! kclrclss wi~h radiuses: of1 ~ in . (: 3 o m ), . '~ in . (1 2 mm) ,and ". m l i 1 l . , (1 em,)Iend cutthem out with the piaperS i cms ,o rs . T ran sf ~e ir t h e ' flowe rtemplate onto another piece,of oerdstock and eut out,2 , Ensuring' that you choosea p ,I,easin g balan oe ,o feeters p ,J ac e th e' i iemp,I ,ateson the' scraps 0,1 suede an d!draw around th e'm w ith th epen~w~ '~Op r: oo Juo l! ' t wo smali llc~n::~e:$,fliV9 1 me,dJ~um'c~rctelsh,'fi:v;i!'I ,arg:e'C~fic~e!s;"andthreeIf'o w er s he'p ais., C ut au t ,allthe shapes witlh th e, s m b r o J d e m y sc i~so,r 'Sl '

3 Usm lllg th e! embroideryscissors, ICut into , ee . : c h h!lll'ig:ec ircha f rom the ou ts ide ed:9,et 'Oiward the 'center 1 ( 1 1 fo rm a' fr ayed da i. sy shape ..Maketh e G u ts ~ in . 1 ( 5 mrm) ,apaJrtand :~ in . (12 mm~'I'ong.4 , U s / in g d o u o la - sld e d,adihes,ive tape to S i tlc k t it le: lay,erstoget i i1e '~,make threeflowers. u s: in g , 8 mediumc , ir cl ,e I a f r , a r y , e d I large ci'rcl!e,!,and a flower s hape ,. Make'tw o m ore flo w ers , us in g asm a l l ! l ! I O w r t l ~ e ~a m ed i u m,c:i ro ! le.and a 'ftay,ed ~argeoilfC~e.As you Vl/o,rk,make:sure' ' Y o u use ,dITferentco~ors lof suede for leachf ) , D w e r and that t h e f I'o w e r ,swill ferm a g:ooa ba~anceO 'fcolors aeross the choker.


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" ' T h read ~hB sewl ingrn ao hln s w ith the mach f ne 'Ismibm,idery t h read e m ' tapl, an d 't he sewing thread 'o n~hebobbin. R,le;plao8 the,'ordlinary n e e d h a w~ t h t h , e 'I:eather neecle. S:ew stair'S, in~ - - '_t he ' Icenter o f each suedenower~ Start ing en theoutside edge ,o f ' ~ i l ' i l e i l n l n e rc ir o !le ~ s ew f o rw a r d ,1,Ct10SSth e c'ente;r~ thenl use 't he !rev ,srse ' fu lncth :m tO I sewbee k to the s ta rt of the l l ine" .S eW ' fo rw a rd ag ia'in . b ut thist im e turn th ,e f l, 'ower sUgh t~yto~her i :ght when , y o u f ' ie 1 a eh' thre,le,ent!!lI': S e W ' a c , " o s ; s 10" the 'f ar edg ,, !! o f th e e irc l:e,and ttlln re v re rs e B rga in t lSI~heQrtherside'. Cc :n t iln u e ! if llf h ii s , way unt i l a : sia r h a sbeen mrm,ed. (~tls a good

wdea to p r l! ct ice t h ist ec h n li qu e e na s ~ ra p c i l r o l , j J :o f :s uede bSlfror,'e'you startlemlbrorideri ng l t tU!1 f1owerr~t)II: Arrran,ge ' the ' f~joljMerS ' ,a:ce~dow n in a llne, o~o s etorgrelhelr~ a lt ern a ti ng t h, e' tw oty pes o f filo w er. Lay th'ls ue de talPElrilCnross: th eo e n tE rrl leavllng a Iengllh arteith er en .d f o :r t y in g . Cui f ivBIl !maU le i~c~es" suede wi th ,a ,:3 ~n. {S em)r radius. ,Ap:pliys tro n g fa bJ ic g~U0o th eba.ck o f eachl crrntel~sp:readingllt c ut e ve nly .S tic k o ne t,o ,'th e' 'baclk o fsa,eh f lrow er~, ,co,ver i 'ng: th esuedletape, and pf9SS,f it 'm l iy~ p ; Jl ll ow the g l ll lJ e to ,dryc om ,p lle te liy b elo ln e w earw n gfh e c ho ke r:


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Iore belT'HIS "R,OJ'E'C" US,ES, ,S .MILAR T'EC,HNUI'UE,S 'T'D THIEF l o r w e . r C ho ker (see p sg ,e 1 8 ) " e xc ep t th at the I layers a re jo in ed w i thb ra ds , m o re c orn m on y used ~n .scrapbook ing l . Brads corne W na w ideva r'ie ty , of s h ap e s. a n d coors, so search fo r th e ones, that w i l l i lo ok b estin~lour project. The emb ro id e ry t hre ad can be thick machineembro~dery thread o r bu t to n l 1o le thread. [It is w o u nd onto th e bobbin

an d s titch ed o n th e rev erse sid e t o pro,dllJca aprominent elect. Singl leo rch ids can be used ' tomake a brooch (see'paige 25) or a G ho ker.

1 _ I A 1 ' E : I R IAL:5 , S cra iP S Q, f suede in plnlk" , purp :l e, mauve , aquai

a n d g r e , E ! 1 ' 1 II.' Mac; t1 ine ,embrotdery threads in p ~ nk .,grEH~n", a nd a q ua P o ly es te r s e w w n ! J 1 t il lr e ad s i n toming co:lors T tl re e . ap p r:mdme J~ely 7 8 in..(2 m,) I lsng t l1 's o fsued~ ! '1bb (1 '11r tape '. d l, epend~n r9 'Of) yOlJr hilllmea.stJreme ' l l l t~see S'~eplS i. 1 Seven Uo 'wer brads.Strong~fabriC' gl!ueEQUIPENT. 1 iemp l a~9 s , o n ' pag.B' 1:23 C a rd st oG k . ,aJIld s o ft p en c il. IP!B1per s,cissof,s S ew in g m ac hin e. , L ,ea the r need l' 9 f o :1 "sew ing mach ine. , .smal~ l "shafl) ' emb r o id e ry s c is s o rs Hlo l' ;" 'P1Ur '1 i lc :hu i table f~J' rsueds

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1 nr.aw , aro u n d th e petalend I ce - sf emp la tes onto t il1ecards teek , Ou t th em o utw i~1h~he pa !pe r SC~SSiOrs.PIaoe U~eca r ds t o c : kt,emplates, , on th e ' s u ed e'so rap s ,an d d rlaw aJoundthem with the penc :il t op roduce sev en o f each of1 ihe ' four petal i ehapes i 1 ~ 1pbllk. PlJlrp[!e~ an d m ,au vesuede and sleve:n l ,eav'E!s inaqua and g ! l " 1 e e n s u e d e , Cuto ut a ll th ,s s ha pe s wi th th eemb ro id ery s c is s ors ,:2 W i ln d th el !im b ro i,d ery o rb u tt nn h o le tlh l'\ ea dl o n ~ 'a t heb ob bin (s ee, U ' , sm n l g ThickT1h read 's en 'the Babb~n~pa'ge 1 4). T hre ad th esewinl9 machine w w 1 h theembmid,ery thl'1ead on thebobbin and ~hetoning

po, lyestet th re ad ,o n th e' to p.S et th e, machi 'ne,k1, ; l1!ongI J$,tr,aiiglht st i tch an d rep lace!t he ' , o rd i na ry lfIeedll' w Rh the'~e ,a the r l 1eedh:: i. IPmaUce t h ' E I ', e m b n : : d d e r y t eohn lque I o n:s :ome' scr ra p p ile ces, before: s t a r t J i n g l the' p , 1 F o j e c t s , a s , y 'o uma, )," n eed to a liter th e'ten sio n o n the' t c i : p o rb o bb ii n t hre ad s : consu l ty 'O u r im ~ a n u ' 2 d'on how to dot hi s, 'W o r ild n g , o n l th@ ' bao k ofe, il .oh suede petal, se w I l i n e sin [pink t h l r e a , C I . ln the s a m eway . , sew lin,!! up and down~he~eafshapes u s in g l g r ee nan d ag ua, ~ h 1 r e a d s l "3 !Use the hole-punch tom a k . e h , o l : e s ." n th ,~ p eta ls , jint h e' p o s it io n s , ,ShOWII1 o n thetempi ates,

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,4 .ASSlrTllbliE!' s ' e ' v , e n neWe lSu8hlg OI\1,e of eao.hstHtWipeafp e m a l. L a ,y petlrn : 2 on top o ifpeta l 1 , a ll ig ll fr ui fl g1he ho~es.m h e n I , a y on p re 't als , ,3 and 4 ~,agiain ,aJl i igning a 'l l t he holes ,The o :ro h id ls w e rrk . we.11Hp e t a l l S i: s a Idliifferent , Q O , I , O f ',t othe oit l~er ~;n(~!ta,ls: .usl i1l ab:rad '~!lrolLllgh~he ho:ies ~nalill'fourlaYll~rs' turn Ule erehiaover , and sp ,l im~he Ibi r, aJdu .s ,i ng 'y our 'fing,erei :pllJIshingl~iheposts bac:kf,lat.As YDU'Wo r k, m 'aJ~e' u re youasse:mbi~e ' f , lo "v l le i rs , us,ingd l ir ffe ren t sh i S l d : e s o f suede so 'they ' ~o rm ,a,, goodl b a. ls .nee, o fo o J,o rs a cro ss '~ jh eItH~~t.

5 MleasUirle you r hips ,aboul:2 In " (5 1 0 m ) b elo w :y ou rw-a~~t .C ut '~ ih es u:e de , ta pe ta ,I!eng~hia~tClWi'ng,at I,eas-ialne~d:ra 3 9 1 in . (1 m ) 'lo r ty ing.Mran,g:e, fhe orohids f l S l o e , . .down l a n . a 8:1ght~ly ~ r I : g J ~ i i . ! : 1 d ina lin e 'th at is lequ.~~iln l:e:n9~hlto'YOUf h i i p , me8Jsurr-ement.lay tn,e, :su~dle, tapes across~heciellll~elio~'ne,no:w,srs"Ic~oseto !ge~he lr ,and mali


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RAJ'DVOIUR ,STA!SH alF F 'A IB ,RICSI ) BIRAIDS,AND B,UTTOIN:SIt o ma ke a , ch o ker o r o u rt' ~ h a t ' w i 'll~ c omp lem !e n t y o u r p e rs o naJ : s ~ le '.Here I' II hav i'9 , c ho se n p r] nte d , s m ~ l k fa btto , ric h v e h J l s t . braids;" and QI,~db utto ns to ere atea v intage ' feel. Howeve rl, usingl th e same techn iquesw i m h diffe:ren~ mlateJ1 ial[s'-no r examlple I' 1 '970s fabnos t b o . l d buttonsi an dr~c-rac -wi l l~ o:r;mataan s,qually e ff ec ti v e , oh ,o k e r 'w i t th a V 6 : r y ' d'iffefien~sty l,e. To m ak e' a ma tc h in g ( :lu ff, ussths s ; a m e instruct ions' but use yourw r is t me .a su remen t s instead. The steps s,how the o uff! bu t th e Ich ok er~ollowsexactl~ t IMe ! same p rmno~p 'les.

This d 'is ,iQ n emp lo y. s. fr;e e mach ine ,emlbroidery (see FreeMachine Ernbrolderv, paqe 14) "I f 'your mach ine w i l l ~ 1not q~o this, 8:mb.roider , c u N i r n g Ilines IJsingstr,aight: ,stlITch~n S'te:p ,5i~n stea.dof free mlBch ine embroidery .

rose cuff and chokerIMA 11::111,llS.1 Api'pFQxiima~e:~y 3 , Inn.(S , e m l) > ;: ! 9 I~n. { 2 3 , e m } , o i f ':sage-gresnl imen or oth~r :stifffalllric ~Of theoufi~-3 In. (a , em) x 11 in. (43 ,Dim) '~a\Fohoker. ' M a ch irr ua 'em bro id ei yt tlr e,a ds i n red a nd g .r ee ;n. 1 Poiy,egtf,J;r s iewingi t \h reads ~n ' ton ing ! cetora S craps of dr@ Jss' fab:riQs.slJloh as, 'velve,t : and l

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'I Mea;sUlFe:yo!l .Jlrwrist OFn e c k d e : p 9 : n d i i ' l : l g ' o n 'w h e 1 t ih e ry'IJU a re m ak ~n Q ~ 1 ! 1 e cho , kero r the cuff. 'C ut a p apa,rrectangle Sin. (8 1 0 m . ) ' w~de 'and t he'i en , gr th o : f ' you rmeas urem en t, a Jlo :w 1 n g a:nl e a < . f r a . ,2~ in. ~6,e m ) ~ 'o rcomtort ano fo r th efas t ir n il il il l oy ,ei fl ap . , A d1 c l ~ in.(1 12 mm ) G le am a ll- ow a nc e al ll a r o u n d . . P~nil e p a r H f o l rpa ft er rn t o t he' I g , r e e n l inenl a J n d cut. li t ou t. w i 1t JhUle 'fabric:.$iOiS~M;)ra;.

:2 UlSinQ the i l ro ln l~ :pr"ess- cd -,,, ~h~-I.l' - 11 2 -:- - : - " 1u n _ .e 'l l ~ len. ~ !1 1 . \ . _ m m ,seam a J l a w a n e e , all , a r c u r m d .Wrot ri ll -sh :b3S ' fac ing ; , fold thef : a !b ri ' c i n h rI~fa . l o n g , w t s feng~lnl, 8 I r 1 : d p in th e i l a , y e r : s ' together .

a T hre ad th e s ew in gmachine wi i t h t on ingpol 'y ,e 's l ler se:wl ing ' th readand set it t r f . 1 S 1 t r a r : g l h t stlteh,M,aohinese!rw ,aJF,oundihef a b r i c i i1 e d an 9 1 1 ~e t'~ew' i 'ngapproxima,teIDy X , a i n . , (2 ' m m ) 1~nlfram~h e e d g i& t4 Cut sm a:!il pjs,QI6i S o , f d ressfab:ricsa:nd amange themalong the I l i n e n n:!aangll'19'!,~ ) i n , n ~ n . g them ~rliplaoe~.IL e a iv ,e s o m e ,a .r e :a s ' f r e e : t o ,

s ho w ' th e b ac kg ro un dfablrl ic . USing l1 ion i'n :g lIPalY'elster thl l'1~ntd:andafruaJrlFOWz i g " z 9 J . g stitch"m a c l ! 1 w n E ! ' sew the d r ' e S ' Sfablr~es, ~ n :p ta o e , smund the:edge of each piece,IiThre,adtile sew~ngm a e h ~ n ; e : w i l l t h e ' m i : : J r o m d e r yth read. ~ fr you w an t to use ,thick ~hrleadis" w ind these.... -l~ - I tho ; . ~Qb"" ',n " ' I~ ~ : f i i l i ' l i f l - ' 1 l "v rlli 'li O . _ _Q ! o J _ . _ ! oJ~~ ' ~ I t IAI YU l~" ". 11\from m l l 1 c e i bac:k (:see IUS~f!ig

lh~ckTlhre:adls ,Otn ' the!B'obbin" Ipagel 114)'.,8M fhes l i ! : w i n , g mao;I'~lnle,to t h , e ' f l : i s e 'maG i h i : n : e , ,em'br[l,ide:ryfunc:tron an d 'smbrol ider arandom pattern le i swirl.!sacross . a n _ e r a of f h e ~ :a J_ b rI crect iang l ,e ' . . .Chang,emheI ,h r ead eo le rs and fe l ipea. tt h e I p a tt l e n l, . A t o rl , E i I ' , e n d ! o ~t he l r e l c t a n . 9 1 ~ e ~sewoa.c:kw,ard a n d ' f o n . IY a rd toc : r e \ a ~ t ea , d e c o r a t i v e , p l a H e r n .


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IiPin the braid in I p l l . aC t e ralo ng o ne led ge~of ' the'r '~ctan,gh!! l ' .B:;w ii t OJ } using. s 1 l r a i i g h t mach ine s ti tc h , .. , I F o ll l, o w :in g the in~,truc,tl]Cinsin your s:e!,w ing' machinem a n U i a J ! " Ima JkE l I b r uH . i O n h , o l , ea t IO i n e ' , e n d o { ' th e : r ,e e . ta n g l l @ i .Make li t ap'Pro~dmal: te:~y in.(1:2'mm)1fro im 'th e, 'e dg e a nda l'j U lle ' ~ !a rge r' t han ) f, ouro ~ n o ' s l e nb!!JHo[n, H a J n d - - ; s e wthe fasten' i lng buttonl to theQ P ' , P Q \ S U e e n d ~, II ; U s in91~he t 'r iand - sew i ngn e lt !3 : d le , a n d tonhgl pa1y~st , larsewing thfeadtsewthemat i : f in p l l; a ,o e . , F~Rl $h lOyh:snd-se ,w i i I 1 l Q l lo n a l m 1 u m ' b e ro f 'V inm g e !buttons in ,8p i leas ing 8 r r, angemen t.

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KIEEP' YOUR: IK,EY,S,HANDY AIR: ,URIDthe ' hOUlS'S., at w ,o r1 k o r wh i le out o n y ,ourbike by hang i ng thsrn aro un d y ou r neck,o n th is p r;e tty ,key rib bo n . T he retro"'s1yh3rio -ra e is : pu t to g re at e ffe ot by s,ewin 9 1 ito n u nd 's ir o n e e d.g :eof th e ribbo n toproduce : a s ic a lloped bo rder ,

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ATERII,AL,S,I . S m s (1 I lQ r a p s ,o f IPlalln'l,f l !ora!l. and , e m l o r o i : d e : r e c iv in la, ge eo t ten an d l l inend res .s , fa Jb ri ,cs ' in ' ~oni ngeoiors ,Appr :ox i 'maj 'e l iy39 1 1 1 " 1 .( 1 m )each of jum bo. e1 JndS iS J1da_ rd rlo..rae in two'oelors

P ,o ly ss te r s ew i l ' i l , 9 ~Iu ,eadsi n t on in g l celors. 1 , Se' ledi on o f m!l,tlIner~o,f-p aaM I a nd p la st ic ' i J , j l 1 r t 8 , ! J@ : 'buttons in v , a r i ( ) u s :sb~es,up,'to '1 in . ( 2 , . 5 em ) a cr os s i< Je :y rin iQ I f ind ing

EG'UIIP I N'T P en oill. c a 1 m : s t , o c l k . a n d F il ii te r P,ap er ~C"SS1ors. 1 1 ~ o nI . Pins F ab rlc s.eis so rs err rotary,(;uHe'r ,and cutting mat'. S erw in g ma:Eihine. IH an d- se w in g n ee dle '.Th~mble

1 D r,aw t w o , f ie c tang~es, O I 1 i l 1 r o l the: ' , o a r d : S l k m : ko ne Imeasumiing -4 r n R . . , r ( 1 0 1 em) ' squa re and onemeasunjng -4 x ;3 ~rn.(1 OI-x 1J5 , em) . Cut t hemOUt: with the paper selssers. I r on y ou r,chosen fabrics then p~n the Garoslioc:kItempl'ates, on to them, US i in g the falbrilcsclssors or fottlUYcutis!':, cut out a m l t a J , of11'places, nine of m i l h l ! ' Ila~er S i lZ !0 and ,e'i~hto f th e' s m a J l l l e r .

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I:R:ighf..- 'sl ides, faciln91 andaHgining the ' 4 r n n . (' 1(Ii G : , m . )e dle s~ am ~J I!1 IQ eh e p ~eo e.sto torm a Ib ng s ! t J l' 1 ip v,aryl ingt he c o lo rs , si~esl,,andp a t t , e , n n s , to best e f f r e c t . Pinth e p :ie ce s to g 'lth e& T hre adt h , s ' :sewing mach ine wi th lto ni n g' pol:yes,tar s lewin~gthread and set fi t tOI ~tr,a~g~ts,ti tch. S e w U~eP,i l~ces't o g et h er : t alld n g at % l i n .(1 em ) 'seam ,aUow, lnoe.Pres's, t he , s eams fla t.,I , IF aId t h ,e e d ges Into. the,center a J c m . g l oo , ths ldes andpreas th 9' fo , lds . ' F c i ' l d l thef ,abr ic s t ri :p lin h a lf a lo n g l ' its~en9th , ,P1' i8SS th e n .e w fo l'dwi i th a ho t lron and p :in fh eopen l e d g , e s to!9,ether.

4 U sin g th ,e sew~ngrn ae hln s a nd :s,traig'ht stitch,s ew ,a ~o n gb ot h s iid e, s"a pp ro 'X 'im at ely ' X B in. ( 2 mr rl) ii F ' l l from the edgles., lD ec id e' w h ic h s id e of : Ihe

f ab r i, c le n g th will i be the'front Pin the ju m bo rle -ra cto the' back O 'f the fabrioriibbon'iso that ~hes ca llo p ed ,e d~ g es ju stv is ib l,8 fro m th e' f'ront. Usjngthe sew i n g: mach in e andst r ,a ight stitnhl se w i it i inp l aes 'J sew i ng a long themlidd~eof th e ric-rac, P inth e standard r io-rae t o . fJhef r o n 1 l ; '1 0 1 ttll!! o th e r s id :e , of the5

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rlb bo n, jiu st in sid e th e ed,Q'e.Sew it in pl,aGe wUh ~,trai,ghts~Uchh~ thesame way .

7 T h rE e ', a dthe k e y r ilngl' f inding 0n to th e la bricribbon. Fo l~dQrl~,eli '* ~n "(1 em)1 a t e ac h e,nd ol f th eiF 'ibbon fo ld i lng l o n e en d ' io,millefront and one to thebac,l.c. Plaee ' fhe ' ends o nt op , of o ne anolh'er;, so thatt he: r ,a ,w edg 'ss , a r econcea led , an d hand..;sew1theml '10Q'~1her us :inglQ ' v e r s , ti r tl c h . S U p , ' y o u r k , ey s, o n t, o t h e ke y rmngf ~n d 'in ~ .

6 Us~ng the hand~seW'ing!n e ed l,e an d p o 'ly es te rs ,ew lng thread, slew the,seleet lon ,0[ v i n t ag :e : bu t tonsi n a p l 'easin ,Q I ,ar rangementidon:gl the ' trom o f the:r ibbon.,

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'TH'E U"SP'IRAnO'N F,DR, TIH.I,. P,ROJIEC:T 'CAl Efro m 'w a tc ih in g l8 o llly w oQO f jlmls and fro m th e materialsavailable li n A~alll fabric , s t i Q l 1 3 S - ,a gireat s o u r c e o f'abrics~$equins, and embls j l ishments. This pouch h a s , ,S !'ieit l rma r lin~ng .and so w U i help to ' protect your iPod en dits earphones, whil'8 the hangi ingl cord w iU keep the ~Pod.handy sround your neck

_A'f'ERIALS1.,1 x 5 ln . {28 x 13 . lem} p i ec e ' o f fen S m all~ , s r o ! r a p s , o f $ i ll k fac :n i c s Maci ll vn ,e' eimbro~de.rytl1l'Jli!&ds i n ( )(J , !ors, 10e o m p l l a r r N a n ' ~ th e f,abrics inc i l id i ing i thi~~ert l ilreaci,s rn ~ yo u want

Polyester sewing ~h",ead jln a toni 'ngl col"or.Small piece.s of braid, r ibbon, and rio-rae I R e, ad y ~ mad les equ in ed and IsmibmicilsfI 'ed motHs S e le c. ti on 'a f embell l l rshme{ntB~ such as s eq ui n s,Smalll a nd i la rg e b ea cl!s , :s:e~Ofl JeweJs , Sh is ,ham i rr or s" a nd b utto n s. 1 Dii lmante. and s ti ck .- om jew,e '~s.'Strong i ,mbric glue

.111 x 5 in . 1 ( 2 8 x 1 ; 3 em } , o f s il k re F l ining1.1 j ln. (2.5 , em ) ' of hQo:k~and~loopfas~enill i1g

I . Deco rat iv e bu t to n.S9I : in . n m } , of o o r dEQ , IU I IP 'MENTIIIC,al 'dstOC~" pe:nc. i~.and rulerP . i 'aper SG,iSSorS.iP~ns.ISewing mao:h~l le

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l' ,Mlsasure your iPod orIMPg, pJayer~ irilolud~ng~heearphones, I D , r a w ar ec ta n g1 le o n the cardstD,cklarg,e enougl l1 to ,, a c O O m m ' i! H Z ~ a m ' e V E I (r ;y t h in g lwith l e a s ' e ,and cut it , out 'wi i thth ,e p a pe r s cis se rs , B e ar inml ind that the felbrfC' ca~1sh rln k a U rttiiewhan ltisembfoidered: thl~ 'examlP,I, ! !shown measured 4 x S, m i n .(1 1 ~ em x 1 t:3cm).P i'n th e'cardstock pa~tternto thie felta nd 'out out two piecesus~n,gl~he 'fabric S,C iS i$ IOrs.,A lso G ut ,a 1 x :2~' in . (:2.5 xa lem)pieoe of felt f : o r thefasien,ing strip,


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5: 1, Cu t$ma ll ~ e ct jS f n g lle ~o f, 5 , i l k f ab rk : s, , an d p in t hem 't om h e ' f e m f to 'C lo ver m t(~omp:leta~y.o : v ~ r thewas,tenlng strip w U h on ep iec e o f 8;illlk.'.' Tnresd the' :S lewin~glm J a o l n i i i n e wi th emlb~li lderymhfe~ td .Us in ,QI l j g~ f1g stit~h~. $Ie w th e p :ie ce s o f 3.il lktn thef e U " , sew i n ! g a r ound ~ h eedges of each phace .4 Slet the mflohi[~1m ~rleelm l rB / c h ii l 1 1 l ee 1 m i J ra id e r y ( se eF'ree' MiEHi: !hi :ne,IEmbll '1a~dery~,, 1 i l 1allge1,4). E imbm~de rsw~r11~ng": ilndom paHerns ;,over t h , e , ~abrib~h;nc:ludingl~hefastedrng s t r i i p , ; I'fyOU 'would like,to ' use thi lck:er-f : h r e , a d : S i w i n d ' ~ i l ' i u ! s e ' o n ~ 1 Ot h e b o lb b in ,and wo r k ,o n ' thebao 'k I~s)eeUs~n , g thick,ThJe,l iCI:s ' O m l l ' 6 1 e ' B'a~bbhl~page 1 1 4 ) .

& P ii n l en g t h s 0'.' I b r , am d t o ' t ll il e' iabrk:sl ' :Se t th e sewlilllgmaohiRe'ta ,st!rai:g~~:tit:clni,~u i l ldsewon thletmajd w l i t h ,po l~ye~; te l rt h read i] sew ing(.:~osetothe edges o:~,~,orrlc-rae, do wn th e. I c e n m : e r ~IIUs:ing the hianld~sewinlgneedl!e' an d p o , l y e 5 l , t e rsew l ing 1 t h f e , I a I d ' ~ emlbe~~lm8ht h e: f abn i cs by s e w r n n g O m Jmot i1 is~ loutl1o ln is ise l1U~nU51'Srnshaml i J " ( li rs~ ,and!s~w" ,on ,, lewe i! s: f e'm @ 'm 'b~ r todeoo:rate fhe:f,~snte~liinQs~dplI leaving space' t o m - U i l eb utto n, A lis o I:e av e spacs: ; ( 'Ul l~hefront seothJIriI at th s ~o'p!center fo rr t he' heek-and-looJi )- fa~; tenfnQtD be sew non , Keep, a ll o f! t h e!, e m i b e !l ll ii sh m l en i ts . J a t h!BS~:% ; i l r n " (1 em ) , a w a y froim the,,ed:Q:~':sQ~hat~hep i : E l m e sG a n be 'maeh l rnesewn'~g,ether. 6

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d iamanm and ,s~. ick"EulJewels ,w , s i n g l s t f ' c m : Q I g ' lue ' , Aga in~ [ ~ e : a \ r espaces f r a i l " t l1:e h o o :k -a rr ud . . l oopfas~eni'n( ; ) 1 and maohmne~e 'W! rJ Ig .,s : O ut out two' r p , i ! 8 0 8 ! S , of lini'ngfabr~c the:same s!im as the, emb r omd~~ d f abdo s. WronQI -s: j ,des f a o l n ! Q . , pin eac h ~ ~n iin Qp leo e to , 8 J 1 l 'embl f lo i :deredi p i reoe.S et the ;s ew i in g , m a ch ijn e t o satinr s ,~ ; ib : : h a :n d ,. u s m n g ,embrroidery~hreild~sew around 1he , edges , o f, e a c i h P'i I909;, L ine t h e ! ' fasten i ings,t l~ipin thesa:me' way . Unin,,91s' f a c w l r n g . , ! O l i n the t \ I V o l p : i e c l i r ~ ' s~og~efth~r.Set the s e : w i h Q I M ' 8 ! G h ~ I i \E : lm o , :z j 'g i -~ag s ti rt Jc h , a n d . Ulsing t~h leS . a J l m , e ~ h r ' e :a d s u : 6 : e d ' f O l r ' the'sa,tins ' ~ I ] t c h h ' i lS h S t e w the p : i e c , s st0m:~lthe:r~om a k e a [ p c ! l l . I : c : h .'I' P in a nd [ h a n C i - s e W ' one end cffml~efa s te n h ~ s ,l l lm - ID Po t h , e l 1 l o p ,, oen~!e r(I,f t he ' p o u et 'll o n t h e' s id eth at is , t G ! b e , th,a b ac :k . Emb i ! ! , I ! l i i sht ihe o l !1 l.er '~ndo,~the ' f a , s , t l ! n h 1 : g ls , t r i i p w i 1 t t ] h a I d ] E i H ; ; l o r a t i v e t n . l l t i t o ' n .Har~d-siews m a ll IP , j' E ! o e s,of heek-and-leop f a st e n iM , g o r uo the endO 'f t it le s tr l p i ( 9 n t iMe ~~nrungside)I.~,and ' t h . G 3 1 fronI t l)1 th e po uch to~astenit' l,D, [ I f neCl9S5 ary~QU:~flt:le, oo~d to as'U' i t:ab~e~ e n g l l t t l h . Ti:e kno ts ate m t h , l e ; r I (! ' lnd.and h:and"sl~wthem toth e ifl lSh:j '9 'ed,g :Ml ,( ' I f ' 'title pouch ,


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M.ATERIALS, . F la t b uHQ 'n a !i least 1 ,~ in . (4.5cmi) in dhl_m~te 'r. 1 Ap ;pr ox immJa te ly 6 i n . ( 15 cn 'O sq[ l~J@ p:h~oe o f:b ro w n d IJ lJ l~ :o n r i il k or On'er 1il'il~f:qbri)c-. m a k : . esum U : wU l i{timle YOU]' embro~der y hoop.Scrajp:s Qlf tine ! l ineA l i inlsagS!- greer il S c ra p s: a ,f wh i te land g l r , a y silk o l "gan~a. S t ra n~ed I fn en ,emb ro il: cle ry ' ~ l o s s : e ! S ,n s a g ~ i ~green" iJ!llac:k,and b l l ' o . w l F I. IPo'],es:ter : sew i n g, ti llm ad ' in a t on i ng . eelorto th eba. ! lkgnound ' faorhJ B ro oc :h back fljintding

'TMIS PIR'D"[EC'T USIES, ,A VAIRIETY 'OIF' FABRIC,S, 4.[NIII S,T'IITCHESto m ak . : a d eta iled y et sulbtle b rooch . Unen emibro ideryf loss9S, are nfYWavanabie and th ey are a t pl.aasure to use! in th~s natura~4hemed piece o f. jewe :l ry . Gho i ()s le you r largest" 1:8!ttest button fo r th is p ro ject ..~fyo u do n'th a.v e a button i ar 'ge enough ll then a Circle o f 8~lffma~ board wil l .m~ak!ea.g o o d s ub st it ut e.

EQIUIIP!ME'NT.Ca;rd1s10"~11 1 . n e ~ ~nd penci l C ompas sesI I5mbroxdsrysclssors:,.iPins. iEmlmm~dell'hoop Rne lembrowdery neeclile T h lim b m e , H . a Jn .d -s e w in Q needle

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[ b u H o n , i1 im ~ ada Ian ' e i \ i d r : a~ ~in .(2 , om~. U s i l n g th,e'c ! ( lI lm p l a S S l e s ' l draw la , c i i r d e'w i th , lh 'i :$: radiiu,son ~:~ec ,a r~ stQ c[k a nd e ut j: t ,out.Pi! ace t he , , ca rd st oc k c in :; ::le, o n, t h, e ,oenter o f t l "H 9 :sU lk .,and draw ,arou~:d ~tW ith 1 11 ,apencrn tPlace ~lhebut ton ,i n~he 'c 'e n te r o f the, d r a w nc~jl1ci:eand~ir:awaroundli t. l l ighUywi~hthepiene'll.

g l!lw d e'ta cu t a smal l strip 1 0 1! I i i n . a : ~ l~ t l i l e d iamete r ' C I , f th ebut ton ! a n d l a : S l im l i' ~ , c h ' O l , et J he s [2 !e' lilt h alf '~ he b u ~ o m 1 1froml e a t e n Goi lor Q f olrganza.Lay o ne s em i- o:i lrc le io n th esUk: in the' j ' n n e r ' dr,awncIDr, e~e~hen Ip lece , ~he s t ri ,p ,o f U r1 Ie n ,SOUiJat iit o v e W i ] a p s ,the, , s m r a i g l h r i e d J ~ ~ 1 eof th'9Semi. ,orn fc:le .La y the sec{)n-~semi~lowmi l~down w nh the'str,a~ghtedge ov~rlapp'ingth e 'e dg e~o' f ~iI1 reUn .en.. Pinthe falbri lcs ln p~ace.

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BackstitchB rin g th ,e neec le ard flo ss upth ro ug :h th e fabrics . Tak e

-~------I tbern back dow n a shor td is tan ce to th e rig h t~ maki'nlga smaH stitch 'I I B r i l n g th e n e,ed leend foss up againa snortolstar-ce to th is le ft o f theorigi'naJ po lo t . Take them' blackdow n th ro ug h th is h o le theylast came up th roughl to makeano th er sm e] s titch . C o n t~n ue]n lis w ay to make a r ~ n , eofI I i i t 1 k e d sf i tcnes.

Stab stitcrBringl th e n o od le and flo ss up,th ro u 'g h th e fabrics and backdow n ,again a sh ort d istancea,way fro m w h ere ' th ey 'cam e'up , mak,j:ng a sm all s titch .a P~ace t h le s il i l k in th ,e ,embm iid ery ' h !o op ,,, U S ~ I 1 1 : ga J S i l n lQ Ies ,t r:a nd o f ,sag'eli"'gllf,~en ~ ~ l r 1 J i l ! nemibro,idlery f1 :QS,S,a n d th e' fin e, e m b r o i d , e w y needl!Eh,$le'W th e ph ; ! ,oe~,o f. o rg a n z a a n d ' I i i n e n ~ n ,pl lace loy wo f iK i n g sm!sll l s 1 ab s U tc h es , a round ' th e e d lg e s .aIDld~ihenrandom~y all' C l i v e r them,

s l r a n d J s ()if blae:kembro,idef) ~1:QS5~bac~k;s tf rtch I lwn,e J$,tol c : r e , e , t e ' mh i r ' e au p ri: gh t s te rn s o fv , a m y h g I lengths.

THE PRO,JECTS ~ " ~_ ~ -~_ ~ - - - -~~ - - - - - - ---5 1 Work B'E!vS;ra l f ly :stitc.hes Q m 1 ~o ;p O fTone.another te C I " , e a J r e ' &i Use detached cham stitch and ~wo strands of


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Detachedchain stitchB rin 'g th e n eec le an d flo ssIUp throlu'gh th~efabr ics,Take th e needlsoackdown where it carre outand bri'ng ' the t ! ~ IP U IPthrou,g'h th e fa bric s a shcrtd istan ceaw aY 'i Take th eflo ss under th e tip o f th en eec le , tren p l u l l thl8reec le an d flo ss th ro ug hto form a lo c o . C o rrp le teth e s titch by ta ki,n g th e.1I"~.lJlmeeole over the end of this,lo o p and dow n th ro ug htn e fabric,s, to , make a tin'yhol ,ding st i tch I

a seed nea.dat the' tO il ) ,o f one stern, a.g 'a in us, in !Q two's li ra n ds , of b ~ac k , e :m b r 'Q i d E i ry F i Q s $ ,

I F ly stitchB rin g th e ro eo le an d flb ss up th ro ug hth e fab rics . Take th '8 reeole dow n alittle to the r~ghto f w h ere it cern e ou t,but do n o t p uH th e, floss tau t. B rin gthe n'8'ed~e u p ' a qa 'n C8lntrally be twsenanc a lit t~~eelo w th e firs t tw o ponts

I S lip the lo o p o f f loss be tween th e firs ttw o p c in ts u rder th '8t ip o t this needleand p ull!!11h e , needle and floss taut to

I make a V s raoe , T a k e , th!8 need leo ve r the' base, o f th e V an d d ! , o w nt h rough th e fabn ~'cs to m ake a tnyh o , ~ ' d . i n g st i tch,I

black floss to create seedpods along the!c 0 n , l 1 r a l ! stem,.

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and down the slides of fhe thirds te rn t o , cre a. b! seeds,-

French knotsB ring th e neecle and, flo ss IU pt b rouch the fab rcs . W in d the ' flo ssaround the reecle tw ice. Take tlh eneec le ard flo ss back dow n w he rethey carn e Q ut,pu llin 'g th e kno t t~ightas you do so.

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o f ' fa b ll i( }S I u s in g l , tw ' o , s tr ands 'o f 'brownle m , l O : r D i d e r y f loss, F i i l i l l h il rem'ai in~ng'Uf1Isti tcihedareas w iJ~1 1~ab :$U~OheSl ,ndF:rench kno, ts to, c r e < a J i t e ' l r a n C I I . om l ' y ~daoedf t e m s and seeds.

S ta r stitchBrinlg th e n eed le andfloss U 1 P ' th~ough thefa,br i :cand back o ownag aiin a sh ort d is tan ce,away to make ,a smallst l tch, R ' l e p e ' a t th is f o , u rtrres. crosslrq thest i tches to create an'eig~lt~olnted statF~n ish w i t h tw ,o 8 m , a Ustab, sttches over th'8cen ter pont-_whe reth e la rq er s lltc h sscross-to holldtho star, in p lace,

'9 1 RemovD fh l8 $ ,j lli k wo rn it he,embf io idery t i iOOP and cut

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IOU~'t he lla rger c i r c ~ e . U s In g lm h e h : im d ~ , S i < e w l n g ll fle a d l ~ @ i a n ddQub led PQ l ly e !s~e lr~ew i ng lthreadt sews IIiOW ,ofs,maJI1 r ' i U l f i l n i l l 1Q,~ i tehes ' ,ar(JIlJlrlld t n , e 'l e d ~ g , e I@ f li~e ~ I ! I k .to Lay ~he lbutton i f 1 l theI m i d c U e lo f Uru~,silk, Ic~re~e'ndp u l l ~Pl t l " l , e ! S I : a t h e ~ r $ ,t ightlry.M a J k l e sure th e ,desigl i l l iiscen temd Io n ttUa!1 't~onto f tih e'I b u H o : n " ~,astenIlliff ~hetnread wr~:h~(fl"'J~ta1f f f i n r : nbackst i '~ehest

a p P r o ! : :< i m . a t ls 1 1 y ' th , e ~ a m : ed m a . m e lt e: r a s , t 'h e b uHa n . llJ lI 'nund:et~, i in l . (5 1 mm) aJ ll8n) lJ 'nd" 1hen l p : i n ~ t1ec :~ rc~e~Q ' ~ ! ' r i e lbaclk; 'I X U r u e butt,on tD 'eevsr tn!e Q'aUfu~rin.g.Usin'QS I ~ l H ' i J j 1 1 1 1 Q lv 1 l rs @ , w i 'n g l S'ti ltehes~s ew '~ i1 e re ir e l ! e i: n l ! ; l , l , a e e l'i l :2 , Hjallld~sew~hebreochback ' f ii M , d i n g ' t o , t t H ! J : 'back oft t l ' l 91 b u H ; a n ' l aUgnt ly i a ! I : U J ' V ' etile 1 0 9 1 1 1 " 1 1 1 ' 1 ' u5hlQ polY,9s iers e w w r m g 1ihfsad , a nd th es e w ~ r m l g need~e.


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childhood memories

o f ilm ,a ge s from 'when m y brothers, .siste~and! werec h i ' l d r e : n . , !I a ls o h a v e a , s t r o n .g ! m e m o ,r y o f im ~ Y 'l o th e san d the ' fabri:cs they we , re rnade fro rn , h elp ed by m ymother's hoard o f fabric ;scraps " r o , m l av,ary ' g a l r m e n tshe made, ~Qrus. Th i e s , brace'1 9 l t cel~abratesthosetimes and merrodss, You can use: these' ideas tomake wonder fu l pre 'se,n ts , for f ,amUy members oraskeepsakes fo r yourself"

This project uses a special fabric product thatcan be' printed o n us,in g you r computer print 'sr. Th efabric ~strBat'sd wilth fl'xative and backed onto paper.Wh en ~ ed th ro ug h your p rin ter. th e' fab ric w ,iU b eprinted. with you r sele ct ed ima 'gs s, ,, HO 'w ,eve r. ' you canu se: m ore co mm on ly av ,ail.ab]e' ' computer transferpaper to slmllar elect.

ATIE IR , IALSI.Scraps of 'f ine, printed f:ab:rics

n a Yi l r i :ety o f d es ig n s Slx pho1ographs C : ompUJ te r p r in t ii ing , f ab i i~C S i randecl'8mbro ide iJrYf lo5S6 -5 ,I ,n ton ing DOllars[ . S m l 1 'in. ( 2 : ' , : 5em) self-c'ilwrbut tOWl91 . IPo f ry ,Bs te r sew ing Un read

.,Approximately 2,5 i in. (64 em)of l r i lbbon

E:QUIP~~.NT Compasses.Cardst,ock and pencil. [ Pa :p e r s c is s o rs.[Plns,. [ Elmbroh:Jle' l'Yscissors. 1 C o m p - l, iJ it i9 r .s ~ n n e r . , a ru dpM~n te r. [ E lmb fQ iderY nesdlls' Hand ,, ,, sew i ng needl'i

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iI Us In g : t h e c lom lp a s~es I'd m w ,I, c J ir a : l, eI o n t h ecardstocJk w i m h a rs,dius.sl igh t~y iless than 1t:wlceth'at,o f t i li le but ton ls . .Om i lt o u tw~ r t ht he p a p e r t lci & ' j : 5 1 CH ' S . Plini l: h e c ii lm ' d s J t o c k ~emp~late~ oiEhep, r intad fabrics, an d CU i ~ :,oui s i X ; C l i : ~ o ! i e s w H l h l theembro i. de ry :s oi ss oi rs . .2: Scan you r p~atogmphStreslrz,9t an d CFO!Pthem using2IrpPflllipri atesoftwar;e sotlliialt ~lhe i,mag'l: l! y o u wan rt to 'u se ls about h a lf t h ;s 's lz e o fit he b u tt on s . ..SaY ,e a ll' t he :p : ic tures , i n ion ,s documen tso that-they (f~nbe printedo ut to geth er; C hec!k th e sb~ eand q ,U 'a :l it ~o f t h~e'm~g ' Isby pWl]nt ingl them orno p a p e r

,andi thenpr l in t t he : imageso nto th .e' ~abr ie~ fQUowrnngt ihe Imanufac tu fle t' ;gi ! s ~ W 1 L 1 1 c ; t J io r l s . . .

C u m ' o u t m i n i ! irmages ' from~he~abri 'G ! iH) th'al ~heyf U i tinsi,~e'the 'c~rcum~le:renceofy o ur b ufioW lIS . . PE! '~ i~!)ft~th eba.c,k ingl IP~pe'~.,3 : P in t h 1 e i : m a Q , e s ,cen~ral lyer sl:ightl:y CI ' f f ' e e:n ie r o n U llefebri le Oircle's" B e,a r in ml j 'n ,dth at th ,e 'Qul$~deled ge o ,f th S'( :: il I 'C : I , e W ~ 1 1 1 1:b e ulI1iderneath th e l'b utton wherru i~.s madle up .Ca1reiully s J a rW on theimag'eJsU ! s J n g ! t H e : . 1 . E n 1 ' l b r o w d e m 1 /neecUe t a s~ng l ,e . :: drand' offIlo ss . a nd smaU s ta b s ti:t:c he so v er th !e , e d :g le ( ; l , f th' l j :ma,ge.

4 , U s in g 1n e h a m , c 1 - r S : 8 I W i n gneed lie a~ld dlotJbll,edl th e w m ag el ls o o : r r 1 e c t 1 l y

I P o s w " t h l r 1 J e : dOVfalF' the b u t t e n ,


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pamyest:er : sew ing ih~elJ,d~S8Wi I ! f lOW o f smaml l ' fun 'n 'i ,ng


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r'lngs

.,UTTIDN E RRINGS


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w ere used to m ake' ~hese 8arf1 ings, . Th e lem'broi,dery complementsthe pattern printed an ,th e fabric embelUshwng it furtbar; The ring'V a ri at io n o n p age ,p,5 w as made from a tiny scrap t O f vinta,99 fabncem bro id ered 'w ith F rs 'n c:h kn ots to h ig hlig ht th e ro se m otif.

- _ A T ER IA L B.Two." in. (1em) buttons. . S c ra p s l o f ' fi n la " p!r inted'furic 'With ,8 smildl p2lH.em !Embm lde \I 'Y fIIc:sses inbright oolorsI.Ro ly e st er s e w in g t h fl ea d.1P,a~r,of earr ingl stud' f jn d in g s a n d b ac k s, S tro ng ,g lu e su itab le 'fo rI fabr ic , a n d m , a m lEQIU~PMENT Soft pElllcliiI . Em bro ii de ry h o op. 1 Em bro id er y n ee dle T himb l. e S m all. sharp, emtl'l 'Otderysc1sS'ors.lH an d -s ew i Il1 9 n ee dle

1 P'Iaoe'the buttons ons6,lecl,ed ,are'as o f fabric an dd r, a. w a ro u nd ' t hem nglhllyu sin g th e so ft, pen,cii. Leaveat ~east ~,~n.(2 ' om)'spacebetw,eenl t n 1 e s : e l e c , t ; e d areas,to allow 'foli cuu~ng out

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::1 l P ' l : a ; c e ~ ! J 1 i e fabrnic in t h e !,elmibroid8"ry hoop, Using' th:e,elmbro,j,dery ru~ed~ena as ingle straJnd Qffl loss,'emillro.ider over the pri n~edpattern wIth a . v a J r i , e ty ofs ~w t oh es ,s uc h F f'e n,c h k ,n Q 'tsandstarsltitc,h ~see p: i l! i 'gels4 5, a nd 4 1 6 ) 1 .

3 , U : s; inQ fh e , emb ro id e :r ysclesora, Gut o u m M h e 'C ; ! i l r c l , es"cuHmngl }{i ' in " (5 rnm) outsiidethe penc'i i l l ines.4 , U s ,in g th e 'h an d "'ls ew i in gr U ! l e , d ~ a n d d o ub le d:p.o;iye$!~r'selwin,gl ' thre,ad.:s ew a raw Il)fsm, s; III: w iU l n n i ' tl ,Q Is,tiifri~hes,fou~d the edg'e~o .f ~he,faorJ]c o i r e l' @ s .

BUTTO EARRII las, P fs 'c e a b ut to n illilslide

each clrele and l pull up thegamers tiglht~y.Make ' s u re

f i l ! ' m b.ackS: li it ches~ maJdng~ he b ac k as , lfJia,tas poss~bIEl: .,


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the c l l & s ' i g n iIiolil~ered on' the front o f 't h e' b u tt o n.F,ute'" loff the 'thread using

1 & G l ue rean in g s tu d 's to th eba,ck ,o f th e lb uH on s a nd~eave t,odry.

Haml,a s m , 9 U scrap o,f v inlag,8 f t 1 , s e t l ' ! ! J d fabric Wil lS , s - i 3 ! ~ u a l g ! dand. eRlbell ished wilth F,mnch limo, _. III was 'then used ,tocover a tnrtton In the 'same way' as 'h Ilullon Eamng , S .111eCD'jI'Br;edbutte is filled toa ring mount witJI I strongf'3bric g~de~

CO ___IBiINE A S,EL,EC'TIOI, OF Y,OURfavorite buttons with ribbon to make a


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s lm p le b rac ele t th at U ss w i th a b ow 'around y ou r W J ,ist. I made this el:egantje w e lry p ie ce fro m ,8 var iety of o ld p ea rlbuttons found in th nift I vintag,8. , anda ntiq ue S h O p8 .

ver iat lorma~q,l .nsale' l gla~ss,and metal buftons ( s ,ome''of w;nl~ehaile Vij,cmrian or from m ,g t r ' , a l i' n : : l1 m o U i l ,e r ' S ,b~on Ib O K ) ~ s e w T 1 I I C I , F ' I ' OD,I'B,eke~ve1tribbon. Fo,, ' an emlrel,y diferents:~~e"attachmultiico~oA!dbutt-ons to' asued's strfp'~usingl U1U! ' same teCihnique as

__,ATERU\LS.,~~prcHdmat'ely~ilKlarg9Im,o~h:er'-;aif:"pejllrlr u t : l : o m i i !


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.Approximately sill( med~um-s i i Z e d moth .er-o~-p~8r ,1DiJ t t ( : l I1~,. IFo'ur to , sb t tiny mo~h.elr'..Gf..pearl buU@ns 25~ in. ,~15,em) at cream salill"lritJ!~(m O fie am p(>lye,s~Brsewing

thre\~dIE 'Q 'U I IP M E : l I l i I T '.1T&ipemeasure. I P e n e u I I. IHand-se'Wi ng ne&d.le

'11 L a ! y out ~he buHons, in a "p,l ,easing a r~ng lem ,e n t o lf 's ty le s s nd S tZ leS " p~aG 'i ngs mall" m ed iu m, an d ISlrgeones, ~ 1 i 1 I p m l ! e . s , of two 'Or'threeI ,and in ~heorde:r ~rnw hich , yo u w ant them , on theb : r a ( H e ~ I e : ~ .P ' l a c l s 1 t t lI le I P i il e s ~ n H ,I in:e"spacing, themclo~eJyt 'o "gether~,Measure the rota I'lenglh of '~ li1e.l il ine and makes u f e' n d oes n ot e,x ceed lyou r wrhst meool l l rem,ent .Adjust the n u m b er Oit s r t Z l e ! : o :fbut tons , aoc o rd in g ly . .2 Cut a ~lenQ~hf riblbo:n thi~me.as lJ l'i em ' er nt o f y ou lr w r is t"IC du s 1 1[II i ' n. ( 2 :5 .. S e m ) 1 a t e . i a . c h'e nd 'fo r ty ing l . Mark Ul19wr i st :me\aS !lJ~emlen t~n ~hem iddl:esec t; jQ


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I; l U ll in g : ' it ru e handl- ,sewin"needle and d lo u blle d pG J ly es flt ersew i ing ! 'tnr,:ead 1 s ew ' a li ru n e~fFunn ing stltehss , a l r D U i n d theedge lo f each I C W t 1 C ~ e l i abo ut .~ ~ n .( ,5,mm)i:n from ~ he edg 's ", Pu llthe lhread s up, tilgh1lt~y~ocreamyo";ya s h ap es , S e o L il I F @ :heth r~C l! f jl swU h s~ver :aJ o v , e : r s e wm f i l g$tit'C~es.,: 1 , I B t m U d t h e yo~:yoshto groups,( '): f~ w o an :d t hr ee , , S i S '~Ql lh)ws:~htee Ig roups loonsiis1: ingo f one'

e ach o f s ~lJ e's 1 ~2 ~ a nd ] 3 ; f~ iv ,egrcl'l.lIlpS aons[s t i lng atone ,eacharmsi~~ es, 2~3 ". an d 4 ; s tx 'g :ro u psjcon$~sting of one each otsizes3 and 4. You -should nal,vesiXV l e f ) l ' sm.a~ilyOI~YOS,I,~ft { ; l ' v e r .1 4 La y ( 'l ID t t l1 , e y o- -y 'o s m na ,,c i lroUlsr arr ,sng ,eman i w H : h mere'to w ard titile b aH am , r r f you Iha-Vlea d ress :ma:k ing ' mannequ in , im is ,u~e'f :ulto pi in t i m e : Yi( l l - :YOS aroundthe neckto assess Yioluroompos i t i , on .


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I H an d..;se w th e ed,g:es, , O ' ft he ' : Y O " ' Y D S t.oge~h'elf w tth afewsma l i l l but SISCUIreo versew i n g s t i , 1 r ; 1 1 , ! \ E hfo , l l low~ng ~hearr,alngl~lmen1it$e~ '( Ju t i n s , tep 4.IiC u t a s trip J 4 x 4 ln,(12 mm > : : 1 ' 0 ,em) ~ a m o n g thes ,l v edg ie !, o f '(me~of ~h lfab:nios. I F Q i ld it , a m o n g ~ItsI lengmh i in to 1 r u M n H 3 . sQ,tha.t ' . t r u e !S ' sl vedg ,e : is , eutmost.OversU~chaklnQ thel edgewIth I P o l l y , e s , t e r S W W I I 1 1 gt h read.

' ' I ' Sewt t l /B ' l : a r g , 6 } b u t t o n , toth e , e ie rn e \! " o f ~ h e I la s 1 ' 'Y 'O - Y 'Qo n lo ne S lid e'.,f ' f l~d.th estJf~pm rn hal l f and s ew ' the le n d s 't o. . -th e' back o f t h e ' I last Y ' I J I ' ' ' Y oon ~h,e lother smde~ a d l j u s m j i n gthe ' l , e n m 1 h , as , neoe i$~ r y t oacoommodet te ' ~heO-tJlHofi.a FinaJly. dl()orate'l1eo ! n ;f Y l: r o f e :a c h y o . .y o , by$ew~ rnQ a rm . s b liJ rH o n . , I B y~Iea.v~ngth ' is : ,mlU te st y ouCEilfiI,judg'9 , e M a . c f i~ l y ho w ~~)iarr;ange' the buttons t i D 'best , s f f e c 1 . ,


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--ATERIALS'.O ne p ir:l" ceeach, o f 'f ine s"I~,~lbrics1 , i n .(ta, em). ,e : in . ( ' 1 5 , em:) .. .a nd 5 in. ('13 ,am)

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yo yocorsTHIIS PRQdEC'l' USES F 'EAT 'HE ,RS AS _ELL A,S, SUBTLYcolored mother-of-pearl buttons to enr '!beUish just three , , /0- ' ' '108.A la rg er v ers ~o n c ou lld b e wo r n 8:S a fasc! inato:r perched on the headlan d fas ten ed w ith a hairclipfor a waddiin.g: Of' special occas lon ,AI!so,shown is a vanjJetion made ~n pr'ntedand plain \ f I intag9 t aoncsan d e mb eU is hed 'w ith a select ion ot o ld buttons.

l Po lJ yes te r , s e w , i i n . g threads, m n ma. t:eh lng co lo rs. IT h l'f ee t !u ft s o f f ea tt is 1I 's i n a ! to n in g s h ad 's ' O ne, larg e 'an d o ne s mall m o t ; l h e r . .ot""pearlbutton.IBroooll b ac k ti nd in g"Q, IU I IPME:NT C ompa sses C a _ r d s ,t o J : ll ls ,

I .P'allJers:o issors PinsI . Fab ri c s e ls s er al.fh~ml~leI . H a l r n d ",sew~nilln ee d Ievariation,Ch,oose 2 1 1 c 1 omp lem .e n ta ry s E de an o n afc,olors and textures to make a vimtage-:styte ,oorsage',, , Io ,'m b in e d p rin te d ra y,o n ,'OllJrta~n'fabric w~th vinta ,ge nnefll.'Ca-re"ullv sele,ctedl b un on !S J Jj,c ku p th eeo' lars used iint ile IPrinted fab,ne.

THE PROJIECTS,1 Using the compasees,d l'aw 'Ci lr o: le s CI n 1he, c a r - d s b J i ( . i : k wi l ll h radiuses, o f3K in " (8,clm,)~: 2 U ~ in" ( 6 . , 5 I sm ) , .


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,an d :2 in. (:5 , em .) Out out, U ieCa1rdstook templ la ies 'witht l " H ; ) p ap er s eias ors . P in th emonto the fabfiics and out outo n e ,c iird e o f e ae h B , l z , e wi! h' f a l b r i .c : :s o t s s o r s .:: 1 Using th'~ h,and-sewiil l i lgn eed II. ane d o ' u b , l , e dpOlyester gew~ngthread I'se,w a I l i n e r o f r un n ill1 gs tiit ch es emu n d ' t h , e edge o lfeaeh o l r c ; I ,e : , a p , p r : o , x i i m a l l l: e l lY '% , ~lill..,1~5 rmm) in 'fromiheedgle.

3 ; Pu ll U l J ! )th ' l t l h ~ e l a d s ti ,ghtlyt o o re ,a te a " 1 0 " " " 1 0 .shape.S e O U lr e , t h e : ~ lu S a ds , wU hs e v e n ; ' j _ ~ , o v e r l e w i i l l 1 Q .st i tches.

IiS ew th e rem ain ,in g Ibl!J/iH:o nto th e' cen t'er of 11;1,esmall ' i 'st"J / f (J . . ! , , : / o . ,S ew th e s lm all yO-yel lte l t h e ' . s id e o f the' l a l l " l I : $ s , t


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yo -yo , . oVlertlapping ' th eedges. l E : n , s u r e that the. s- tit ch 'e s d o 'n o t s h, ow , on th ef ron t o f t he w , o rl!


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~hen cuU i ngback 'fine sH k i a b r h : : s . , Fabr ics w; i~h d i i f f e r i i n g , texturoes'i such In - lihe f irst va r iat l lQf1I~~usci~n.lserry '~ Dnes


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as ( ;h i ff ons. o:r9,anza_s~halbbta~",and d 'Up i (~ }n i. s i ~ l k s , . ~a:rl~all appropria te .Th e .eenter 'f ea tu ra -s a round tasss, ] an o a ~e!wel" ~bu[you could' use as1ng 'l,e gorg18ous b ut to n 'in s~ :e ad 'if y~ u I p r 1 e f e r .

MATERIALSi E,QUIP,MENT. : CardS' lC lck~ ftIl'ell", arnd peRe:]1. ' P.a:pe' li5 ;cJs8D"~S.IPiln5. 1 ,S m a !I . :S ' ! ' h l rp ' embroidery SCiSSJlr~,. 1 Hand "' sE lw i rlQ I 'i l: eecl ~e t.Thimb~e. 1 P I' as t[ c W i laB ih e rf or tn e t as se~~.1 S ew i l r i ' J g m a e ' h l ir n E l ' ~ f Q r '~he_ < s s e ~ Sma~1pa tn .t ib . rush ' (Wor ti le ' 'tasseU'

I :20a!pprQiXjmate l~l -51 i n . . (1 3 C l m ) squa:ri@p ie ce s , o' ~'im'~sUlk,arid O i rg a n z ; a ir lyour( lhose:ncoIOifs P oly es te r s 'ew l:n g thread lin a,toni lng, c o ~ ! C ' . I r.: ~mllro~dery'ios.~e'81(1'ow tl1em~ sei~

, .l l ? la S 1 i :ic J e w e '~ f W G r '~h.e, t a s s ' E l I ) ():I" 'tUJ~1al1 S tro ng 'w aD lficQ l lu e ( f o w th e tasse.O. 1 B ro o ch b ac :: k: 1 ii nd li .n g

'were ' ! l J I s ' ed i in ,al~ ' a J r i e t r o f M ' . x - I ti U l I ' e d $Hk , t: li ll 1l dv~s,eos;e' tabri,cs.

A more h!!J'melr "",,'f!rsilon ~if u ! ' e < I l a t s l h ! i r t ; d;iQIIl$.;IQe:'tan b.~ IMli ! .U::h~'.HIm Iv,e' IByers ofd!ofted fa'bri,c and a S CD , t I i: ' i :e l [hJgl Icentf',a~button. This p~ece wen,ddl Ibejp ,ertfH!t fOr a,oLllng gir~lie w e J 3 r. ,

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tl U i s i l n g th e ru ler an dp,enc:iI~d f,aw a 5 i in. (13 ,em)square' , om the cardstockand cut n out wi l th theIpaperF so lssers. U S le i i n m $ asa t ern p ila te to cu t o u t 20pfooes, from y,ourfabrieselection with the, emb r o id e ry s c is s o rs . ' ' ( iour, cu H llf1 1Qneed n o t b e e n t w n ~ ! l l yaoclL!lrat\fl. a s y o : u wi Ii i t M i l mth e fa bric p :ie oe s fu rth er a ta l .a te r s tage"2 A rr ,a n g e t he fab:nics .q ua ra s o n top o f eaoho thsr , s p r e a d i in , Q I co~lorsandte~dut'ies, I G I : v e n Iy throuQhQUi~:th e pile. US~lilgl l 1 ie hand-sewjng needle and doubledpo~yes , te r se:ww ng th read,mallke :sevelial l : s, t itc li1es---_----- .. -

'th ro ug h th e cen te r o f t lh ep Ue to hold ,a:lilllhe I layersUrrn l !y tog lethe ir~,3 U S i l l l 1 Q ,embflo ideryscissors trim each square,mntoa o i n ;l :e : . 8 ta rt ,I.t the'top. cuttingl thie, f U l r s t I'ayerIb ac k to , a 'tin y e irc le. A .B youm'Qv 'e :down 'f he pne~cu teach la y er b a ck tamali


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, Us i lnglthe hand-sew ing lneedle a nd p o l, y'e s1 :i8 irsewJlI1gll i fead l wo rkthl f iQUgh the la.yers ,of theflo wer a few at a tim ,e"tucking and stJilchiing themon ' t h , , ! back ' 0 c reate a, fu II' f i l o w , s r : S i h a p e . ,1 = ' Ilf ' y o u l w ould like to Ihav,e'a ro u n,d "assel l in th e' ,center'' o f t h e 'CQrsage~ m ak e o ne' O U i t ,o f emlbrotdery ' H o s , S ' t ,a sshow n en p l a , g , e '77. ,

7

" Ap p ly Q' lue to 'the: back ofth e' ro u nd 'ta ss el and st ick itto tih e c en ter o lf' theIteusagle. Alppil ly IQlliue'to,h, ( j i 'bao k o f fhe jewel , IIftd st ickthat j l n t t h ' B ' Icentl'r of ther o o u n d tassell. AII-ow'ro l d ryt tu)roughlly~ , A l t a r i n a f i l v , e ' ly .o :m i t ' Ih e ' ta sse ll, an c l lew' a,IburHan Ij;nlo th e ,oenter.,S ,B an d- s's w tih e b ro oc hbacK 'finding to ' the bsck c ,f't he e ors ag ,e . , iu st above l theC'e;!nt'Elf.


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o 'T'HII,SIS ADAP'TIED F'RO A 19505,Imagazins! ,cutt ing saved by 'my' motherto r m an y y e'ars. It s v~n tage 'charm has

L .......,_.........-- ~_~_~ __ -_~~ _J 'been g iv en ,e K nsch loo k w ith the,addi iUon of diiamante s tam en s , I h av e made a larg e arid a s rna t ro se a nd p la ce dth em to g eth e r to w ear as a co rsag e

"but th ere is 1 1 0 reason w h y you shoul.dnit make

severall l roses ,as a p , o s , y fo r a hat, o r ev en .a w hob3 bunch for a, 'w e d din g b o uq ue t.


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MATIE,IR:IA, I .S Tw o , 14 in . (35 elm ~ l e n . g ~ h s o fpaper-coated w~lie'I . R ea dy -m a de . w i re d di iamantestamens..1 6 JI ( 4 , in. (4Dx 10 om ) an d

. 2 3W x 4 1n . ( fi l Q ; (, 1 1 0 ( :m~ b i a sstr ip:s ~)lfp in k. d up i:o n i s i ik , 1 6 x 4 in. (40 x ill) eni) and,2.3~x 4 w n .(aD x 10 em ) b ~asstr ips of s illk c hiffo n In as im i il i l lJ C O h O ' F.lflaliY ;9 ster se l,w in g t!h rea ds ~ ng re en l , an d p in k :I . T w o a pp ro xim ate ly 6 . In . ( 15em ) sq lJ a re p ' j e e e l S , o f , g re enSl i l lko, rganZ8

~ in. (1 em) x 12 i i n . (30 e m ) 1s , t r i p o ,f ,green a il k o r g , a _ n z ; a . F ,a br iC Q , IU 9 ' H u i t d r i ' Q S a 1 e a r. 8ro@c h b aC lk ' fIn d in g lEQUIP,MENTI .Pim:; H a n d- se w .i ng nescne'l . liemlpra1 !e 0" pag.e 1.2'5. Cardstock and pencil ! Paper scissors . T h im b le F , ab r ic s e ls s o rs. 1 W i reicutters. 1 SmaJl l lpa111'tbrushI .Small l l ,cof i ta inef fO f mixingglue l

1 I F oldthe I l e n g t h l F f of w r e i inh alt. W r ap , th e s ta m en wir'estirmily a tound the , l o o p , madein the wires.:1 F old an d p ~ m l ea.ch s . t r l l F , J > ,0 1dup ion i s i l l k in n a U a l l c J ! n ' g , ~tsI ,ength . U S i i n . g l t h ,e ha nd-s e w i ' n . g l needle and doub ledp ink p ' 6 1 1 ' Y ' e s t 'ers e w i f r l gthread, mak a. a d ou b!l~ rro wo f I r u n ln i n , g ! s titeh d ow n thes h o rt , s id e s . an d , a J i o : n g 't h Iebottom edg 'I '" cun ti ng thel i n e s w h , e l l ' l l s ew~n g a ro li Jn dthe corners ..Out off thespare fabrio around thec urv e d c o rn ers .IR ep ea t th is , p ro ce ss wli th thestrlps of organza"3 Pu l ll e n fhe threads tog .a . t he rup each s trip to,about tWIO thirds of itsIQri lg~i,a ll l e rn g [ t h . T o makes u r e th e i l a r g l 9 r ro s e, iis i l o w d l ya n d ~ 1 .J l~ I I I . i, a . t h e r t h e . , 2 i3 , } ) l , l i n "~ a o 'e m) s trip s u p] a lit tlem o r a t ighlliy t h an t h e 1 6 1 1 1 1 . ,( 4 ' 0 e:m) s t ri lps 'e


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, 4 I P la C iie ~ll1el~ ! a r r g e r ch,ilon( S i t- r ip ' aver the lafter d U l p i o n is ~ r r u ~ : J i ~d~usifj j l l1gthe'gat~:~ri,ngf neOeS$fIu 'y to lm r a 1 k ) e :! l ium th,ey 81')e' ~ l h es am e 'Ie ng rth . W [ ~rn dboth th e: st ri p 's , a : round the W ~~e iC l ! .t'~hefootof the stamens.:& U s i n r Q I the' hand-sewingneed~e,a t thlrn b~e~and 1 ! : h s 'p w n k p o ly e s tre r s a w i l r n g~h,el3d~Siflu:~urehe , wound; s ; m r i ~ s ,wi th s ~e ra l ' f i l t ims~ll t ,ches:~pi~ssing!th e n :e ed le,illnd thread r n g h t ' t hrQugh~ihilIbasl: of th'l rose,Re,P~m S t ep s 4 a n,O j5 Wl l r t hth e shorter length~Qf 'faorlic, i l r ld rem,a i in ing l w i re stam!en..

1 6 Trans~e:r the '~empl~a!Jtjeo n to c .a fid sto c k and cw ru t,Qut w I D t h the paper , s o ; i s : s o l r s .Lay t n. e: i~ iU a J ~g ;, o f g re em lo.rg1an:!3. 0 ' 1 " 1 to p of one'i B l Ii ll o t h e r . P ' i ll il ~hec:a~s,toGkternplate to ~'ilefabric andcu t o ut tw o , sets o f ~ e,iiv eswith ~hefiabri'c :SCiSSt)fS.' ' I ' Push fhew' - i re: stem ,o t 1h ero se th ro ug h th e. m i d d l 1 e : ofD i n e , k~I!i~:nd : s l i d e ' the Ilaa~:up~o ju st u nd ,e r ~ h e ro se ;.U . s in g : tj i1 l e g lr e er ru PQ~lye5;tersew , ing ' th read t ,S!! ,W 'the ~ea. fin p O i s it i: o n . , p lI !s h i ' l' : lg 'the:: n e e d l l: e ' r tj O ! ., tn r th i . ~ .~.-I~ Ih


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'iliO P i l a c , f . l i t he i , sma ll, er 'ro sen ex t t o , 1 1 he l ar ge r o ne ,andee nt i il llue: to w ' jna l t he,organza , s ~ l I ' i l I Pti,glhltly aroundDo th roses,Uems.When yo uget to the bo1tom of t lhes tems, c on U n ue , 'windin"glI b a c k u p untilll 'thl' e n t m r e 'st~iplrO t f , a b r i c i s , used up . Addmore und! i~u ted,g~ue fn eo es sa ry to h o ~ldt he s til 1i lPin p ; l , a o e , . A m l o w to dry~

I, Us'ing~hewi l~e'I c u H . ' e r s .trilm th e, s t!em 'o f t he I l e r g ! e 'I ro se to 4 in . (10 C~MI)fromth e b ase of the, r os ie . B 'e n dth e sm all. lT ro se ' a t a rig h t,angh! jllJstbe'l o ,w i ts base' .T u ck , t he smalle,r r i O ' s e justUlIfI,der'he l a J i g i 5 ! ' r 'and cut t i l e 'st 'em '90 thai it a l m g n s . wi th lthat of ' t h , s : la rg e r r osa.1 9 Pu t 1 ' ~ ea sp o o n o f ' 9 1 1 u 9ln te a cen ta ln er, A dd anl e~ IUaJ l lUan t ~ ty o f w,ater anldmix t og 'E I, the r. P ' , l J i n t thedi'luted glue sparingly ontoone o : r g j a n z . a strip ,and startto w m n , d I i~.a ro u n d' 't he s te rno f t IM e ' l,a Jlt ig ,e 'rOSB t start i lngjust underneath thel base.

'I . 1 Using the hand - sew~ l1 l gn se dla a nd g re en p oJ ye sts rsewlingthfRd .sewthebrooch b~ackto '~hestem.

THE PROJIECTSMATE,R.ALI!I. Se~:ec : t ionof i E i n e l Si~k1t' talt ' )r ics~ such, asdup ion~. ( ; : 1 1 f ' f o J i l a n d o rg an za " in a var i j@ :tyof

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'Ttl ESE FL,DW'IERS ARE ADIEBY IN'D'I'U3 STR,IIPS OF, s, t:irt( }h ed fa brio am u nd a p ,la st~ :c :w a s l l 1 , s r an d t h e n s tit chm n g t he centerto ho ld t h, s s tr ip s t age th ,e r. {P las t ic w a . s h e r . s , , a r s ' avaii!ab~'e, ' r ; o ,mha rdwa re ! s to r e s a n d p lumb ing 9 U i P p ~ l i e r s . )Wh '9 n th e ' f a b r i , c str ips ,a l r ecut, a pretty nO W i9r lsforrned t hat can Ib s fUlr ther deCO


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" U :s , jn Q ' th e , s it~ssors a 'rrotary outter" 'eut t he f ab rii C. $i :nt,Q: s t l 1 i p ,s , about % in, (1 1 em )w,ide'i ,and ibetween 5 1 and6 i n . , 1 ( 1 2 . .5 , an d 15 em ) h o n 9 1 . ,Yo u wi l l need about 25strips to ma.kl9a co:rsage.2, Threadthe sew i ing lm 'ach in e] usw ng a f inel rayonth rread as th e to p thread.Ww n d a th ick lemib~o~deryth read o nto th ,e bobbin (seeUs~ngTh~ClkThmads on' thle :B,o:bbin l" pagls ' 114) lo ruse , the same th read as the,'top'. S et the machin,e te al iang , st il tc h leng th ., Sewdow 1 1 fhe center of the firsts tr ip u n tli ll you a re ,~ l i n . (1em)1from the lend. Stop the'ma ch in e , an d ~irHthe presserfoot nYeil'l lap the next stripand oontinue to (sew~oi jni ingth e strlps toge,tl1er:. Continuewnthis w a y , v a ry in g colors,and textu res" unlnl,aII~th estrl p s ar,e u sed u p.

I : W i :n i!i th e ~Q "g S1 !ri ip yo uhaY "! made , a f Q l U l n d fhelargs'Ipla.ti:c 'W s 's he r. Y o u n ee djust enoug.h 'fabri'l!: to 'COVier, tha plastie wa s h e rIco~mplet'E!'ly' so m f : th e w , a d inth e m iid dle is g ettin g to oth~ckforYOlilr m a , o n l i n e ' to ,'C o p e w it h. s to p windin,g.'. Atis'ch a 'free' msu : . : : l t d n eembiro,~deryoot to ihesewing maehlneand dropthe feed dog 1 ( g e e Free.M:ach'~r. i l leEmlbro~dery~, 1 1 ) , I , g : e14:).. B'ein.g very o a r l " e l l f L J I of- -)lllur fingers, embro: ider,sl&ver,allcircles iin the. ( iemter'o f t he w,asher , ta kin g c ars 'not to sew into the plasti,c.,Alterna:Uve!ly, hand -sewc l rc le s in to ~ h e oenter of th ef la we r . E i th e r way " rnskes u re , , aU tllle: s trip s 8 tie s e w nfog1ether.


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5 USIe ,t h le ,em 'b ro i :t 1e ryaCli~sarg,to (;ll,.lt ,BifDund tileedge oi' the' i f ll iow er~.cut li 'n 9 1throughall~~ihestrips.! R e m c : n J l ' h e pl~a$tJ iow ~ h e rand twdy up the ends of' f,aiJrJc uswrrug~he sclssers,Choose the bestsi;de to U S I @ !a s t he , 'frto n t o f y o ur fIQlwe~:IiR:epea;t S~eps.J-5usinglt W O , strall1,oIsof d ' i H I B r e n t l : yoo~or:edlt i 1 l i l c l k e,mb:ro:ideryth r 'Beuj l on the' s,ma!llierwasher . (II~you dO l no t have ,

a '~reermac ~~ine 1fumlct~on ' f , m ryour sewing machine, you, oo U lid m ak .e a 1 C , o m ~ I ~ ; e l m l' ~ romrembro~de iry f~Q~$~or~he oenter iQI~th:e f lower.I ( S : e e , ICherrry IJ,~O!liSlOmI! !arlr ings,~pag:s' 'get)., A s's em b]eth e o .o rs ,ag l9byQlluingl the .smal~erthrleadW~low,er(or to uo d i l a J S 'sel) ~lfIIto't h e c en te ir , o . f ~hefaJb i~h~ f ~ l o w e r . F W l n l a l : l y , glu'e ,e p ~ a ~~ ~ eJewel ()I:' bu:tton into ~he, o s n r t s r ; .

'. W h.en t h e' 'Q [ i l ! lJ eW 8 d ry , 1 l : u r no v e r th e corsage, an d s ewon ,8 b race h ba .ek fi 'n d l~ r1 I gerhair 9(las.tict usjrng ~hehandl -s @ w m n l g n ee d lh ~ anldpo l' ye ,s t' er :m)ew i ng thread, foa lt s) ch a ;baffstt'9: filnaing ~gll illea circle ,of fabda {)wrth e b aC ik o f ' the ,bal'ireHe' ,andonto ~het : I . a . c K o f th e fil low,e:r.

varatlortJranm,orm i l1llg!th e n illl mO ~ a gno ,we r 'hair access'ori ie's.Tlhese' examp[es are,8ittached to a bafJliettei f l i l ' i l d l~ 1J i I l { f r o l l l r t ) l f l a n d a ha i l l l "eiasl1(l l[ba,ckl 'J and aref in J s li Ie d off ~fh, I l 1 i I I ' a l k h i n g l


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ATIERI, L SelectiDn of fine sillky ' fabr ics !, such as dupioni,c hiffo n a nd o fg an za " Ina var ie ty o lf co lorsafld

tex1 iuf,es. 1 Ma.ch~ne' e m b : r d : c d e r y ~tu;ead1s :in ~~minlgc oh . , r ' $ "i ll rJc : ll lI d lg f ,h i c~ t h reads ~ r fyou 'W ' i sh T om in g p oly ers ,t er : s 8 W 1 i n g ' thread S tro ng 'g lu e s uiitab le fo r fab ric s ,an d I,Bwels Five plast le jewe ls: A pp ro ~im ately 1 4 'arg e :g las s o r p las t,ic b ead s into rdng' e o l " , r , s A pp ro ,x im ately 1 00 s mall gllass 1 0 . 1 " p la st lc b e ad s

TH'E FLO E,'RS IN 'TN,IS ST'Rllkl Gn eck ao e ere constructed u s.in g th e s ames~mpre,wrapping process as the R r 8 r gFlower Corsage on pages74~77. Ib ut o n s m,aller plastlic w a s h e ! r s , .

The cord ts made o f tw~.stedfabric that lis ,z!ig"zagl-sti I1ched togetherusin gl m ach in e em bm idery th reads, A n asso nrren t o f bead sen df iowe,rs is t hem Glewn onto t l h , 9 cord. The g , a r ' i a n d ca n bs m ade to an ylengthl rrorn a choker to a . long~ll ine necklace. 'by vary ing the length o fthe cord and ,adj ust ing l the number of f lowers and beads a cc o rd in g ly .

To m ake th s' ganlandl ma ke liv e tra.gflow'ers, an d fiv e ro un d t a s s J e ! i s . ,A s th ese w m be on a sm aller seale use, s~l ighm' lyn arro w er an d s ho rterstr ips: 1/4 i in. (5 :mm ) w~de a nd 4 ....3/4 in . (1 0- 12 ' em ) Ilo ng " Y ou 'w i lli alsoIfrlieed to :sew a I le n gt h o f s .t ilt c. he d 8 tr ip S 78 ln , (2 m) I l l o n g fo r the co rd .

EQUrl l lP NT Em b r, oi de ry scissors Rotary culer and mat

( O p t i 0 I 1 1 8 J ) S ew in g ma,c ' h~ne. 1 One 2~ lrt, ~ 6 em ), an d , on e l'} ,! li n . { 4 C ITI )plastic was he r H an d~ se W "in g n ee dle o r abeadl ing l needle i f you usev e ry s m all b ea ds ,


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t Ass:emb~e' f ive w a g f lower's,,a s s hown on pag 'i ! ls14-171g lu in g tlh e tw o parts , .o f th eflower tog:ethe' f and a d d r i 1 n g la jew e ,l o r ' b U i t t , o n to th eoan te r. , L a 'a ye' your s e w i i n , g rm a . c l l 1 u w n e threaded u p, f o ru se , ,a g aIn , w n St,ep' 3 .2T ak e th e S~r i IPo f joinedfa bd as , a nd f,old it in h a! lf to ,make a doulbl,e' strand, TWistone end of the strandst igh t ly .I, Set the sewl ing m ! a G h i l n eto a m ed iu m z i;g -:z.a g sU t,c h.Put the t w , i s t e 1 d j end of tillsfa ib ric u nd er th e p ,re ss !r foo t,and s , e w over it to form aIco fd. Continuing' to twois,l,th:e:strands, sew ' r igh t along lthedr lengrth. (yOIU m,ay rj,eedto pull the cord throughfro m th ei ba,ck if you rmach i ru = ' i s not a b 1e t o pushlit through wtth th e feedd O I Q I .) Repeat the' z l i g ~ z a g ,

stiwh~ USi'flQ ,d:ifl'eJe:m th readc ,o l~ o li 'so n t h, e't 0p : sp o o l a : n d lb ob bin . J 'o iln th e 'tabflic oo~dj in to , a ~ O O I P by ,s~wing the'ends t o g a - t i n i e r ? e i~ ihe rw i t hthe m ,a Joh in e or by hand.

'. Using the Inand-sewhlg1 lorbeadi 'ng nsedle andpo,leste,F sew ing l thread.s 'e w ,a ~ an ge Q f toning beads,o lf dnfersflt sizes, .a~orlgthee l l 1 l t i ' r e I !e:rlgth o f th e c o r d Il e a v i l l r n Q ~lhe,'taJrg e$~bea dsun t i I S, tep 1 6 . , Miske a f irmbackstitch a . H e r sewing Io neac h b ead 1 0 e nS U J ie c thatthe 'y d on Jt w o rk , I!o o se whe nthe necklace is worn, thenpush '1he nae.dl,~ th~ou:ghan d a~long~h e 1 ,~ng~1hf' tlfl,e'oord to whe~ ' you 'iN,antthenext be,ad to b e , As yo u getto the, ,end ,o f a len gth c ,fthre:ad.secure n t withs a , v e r , s l kno,ttel i l s , t i i t ( ; ) h e s , tolD,reven~:ihe beads worik.i ingloose.

1 "IIIP TO M AKE A ,S HORTER . NECKLACE ,S EW ON:E . END OF TH IECORD INTOA SMAllLOOP . ANE l A lT A- CH II AB UT rO N T< ]. lH E O TH ER 'E NI[J . A DJ 'U S T TH EN UMB ER OF F LO 'W E R SACCORDING TO LENGTHAND PERSONALPiREF,ERENCE.

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5 , S :e 'w f he fl gwe rs antlo the'' c o , r o a t an ou l. ,0 , ~n. 1(13,oml)~nba rv , a. su sin g t he h J and -sllwiln,gl needh~! ,and IPo lY 'l !s terseW~Ii'I,glthl' isaciJ.. Makie sureU uaco rd is n ot over-twistedat: t h is , P f l~ n t and~ha~the'~ lowers naturaUy' ~al~:ao~ngin the same di lmCUan. L'eav,e l.1 . lo n,g er :sp ace at th e to p ofth e n e'c Jk la ce w h ere r ih e o ordw in '90 aro un d ~ he lO a.ek0,1yo 'U r neck .

& ; F ' i ' n i i s h Ihe ' necl 'da'oe b Y 'sewi'n;g tWO I o r t lh ree 1 1 a - ( - g elouds tO I ~heoofd between,e ac hl flo w er, u sin g Ihe samem~edll,e,and thread. 1'0,aHacih leach b ea d~ m a ke 3~irml baekstltch o nt o th e :c ord , th en l th re.ad o n a . laJl'ig:e rbead . Th iread ,o n a s : m i a i l l e tbead '~hen1 0 balc!k downthrough the Ilarge bead'l S Ilt he ' : s ,m!aJ~ead wi l l si t at th8'tOiP o f the h cd e lin th e ~ Ia .rg ebead . . lMa lk :: .ea no ther fi lnmbal(:kslir tclnr be:fol ' le :push ingtn e n!!,edle Ih f'io u gh t he ' , cQ :r d'to t he ' next bead PQsiti,Qnl.,Make , s E ! l v l s r a d f i r m Kn,oHeds ti tc h es : be 'f or e cutt ing th ethread.


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w o nd erlU I fo r a specie.1 o c ca sio n . th o u gh liisqute: anin ves tm en t in tim e and 'mlsteri:al!s"S l lilp s o f 'fa brio s a re'fe d u nd er th e se,wing mach in e , t o produce co rda '~ 'hata re th e n embelilished wi th beads o f var ious sizes. I havechosen B. s trik in g c olo r c o'm b in aiio n o f turquoise an dre d e n, d a v arie ty o f b ea ds .e o rn e o f w h ich are:g " e n u ' i r n etu rq uo ise ,an d b am bo o co ra l.

Yo u c o uld ' s a sm

fabric jewelry 25 designs to make using silk, ribbon, buttons, and beads

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