My apologies! I am so sorry that I wasn't on top of life and didn't get this posted in time. I wasn't actually going to post this one till next week, but I'm still working out kinks on the other project. At any rate, I love how quick and easy this shirt is. It took all of 5 minutes to hand sew, so it is easily done in a nap time.
Materials: 1-shirt ($5 from Down East Basics, on sale) matching thread and needle straight pins
1. Take your shirt and find the center, marking it with a straight pin. Then make a box pleat that is 1 1/4" wide. Pin it well.
2. Using your needle and thread, sew (a running stitch) right underneath the surged edge, making sure to catch all layers of fabric.
This is my little way of saying thanks for reading! I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am to share this with you FINALLY!!! I've had it mostly finished for some time, but life has been complicated and I haven't had the time to finish it until earlier this week. I've tried to be very clear in the directions, but if it is confusing, please let me know. :)
Materials: 1 t-shirt 1-2 pkg. Large glass pearls 1-2 pkg. small glass pearls Interfacing Thread
1. Using a bowl, create a half moon shape (doesn't have to fit very well-you can trim it if it peeks out the top) and pin it to the inside of your shirt.
2. Tie a double knot in your thread (2 strings thick) and sew your pearls randomly in a crescent shape. It should be thicker near the center and thinner near the shoulders.
3. When you run out of thread, you'll need to tie it off securely. On the inside of the shirt pick up a few threads of interface/fabric...
4. Before pulling tight, thread the needle through the loop you just created...
5. Thread the needle through the loop you just made (the 2nd loop) and pull tight.
I had so much fun creating this shirt and I'm so excited to be sharing it with you today! This is a gift for my SIL for our handmade Christmas exchange. She hasn't seen it yet, but I know she's gonna love it!
Materials: Shirt Value pack of glass seed beads Fusible Interfacing Thread Needle Pattern
1. Download my pattern Beaded Flower Shirt - and trace it onto the smooth side of the FUSIBLE INTERFACING. **I only had regular interface, so I had to pin my pattern on. It was a pain. Save yourself a lot of trouble and buy the fusible kind.**
2. Cut out the pattern, leaving about 1" of space around.
3. Iron on your interfacing to the INSIDE of your shirt, making sure that it doesn't wrinkle underneath the pattern. **If you don't have the fusible kind, pin the heck out of it so it doesn't move.**
*Click here for a step-by-step tutorial on how to create the string of beads, as my explanation is crummy.
4. **I'm sorry I don't have a picture of this. I figured it out through trial and error and forgot to take pictures** Thread your needle (1 long piece folded over so it is "double") and string 3-5 beads. Take the needle, and push it back through the 2nd bead closest to it (there will be a loop around the first bead), then 2 more beads. **think of it as an "i", where the dot is the bead closest to the needle (you DON'T go through it), and the straight part has 2 lengths of string through it because you went through it again with the needle.** At this point, you will double knot your string so your 5 beads are completely secure and won't fall off. Now, load up your string with beads. I found that it was better to try and measure how long each section was, then make a bead length equal to that. When you have the right amount of beads, you do the confusing loopy thing again with the needle. To tie the knot, you will take your string (once it has been pushed through 5 or so beads), loop it around the beaded string, and pull tight. Do this twice.
5. Working from the INSIDE of the shirt, you will carefully whip stitch the beaded string to the FRONT of the shirt. You want to remember to keep the stitches small. This will be easiest if you stitch between the beads, instead of on top of them. Making any sense at all?
**I apologize in advance for the terrible picture quality. I was on vacation when I created this tutorial, and my camera was having serious problems.**
Materials: 1 tank top (mine was $5 at Walmart) 1 pkg large GLASS pearls 1 pkg small GLASS pearls lace embellishment Thread, hand sewing needle, sewing machine 3" X 3" piece of tulle
1. Pin your lace where you want it
2. Using a sewing machine, sew carefully around the lace to hold it in place.
3. Fold your piece of tulle, but not squarely. Does that make sense?
4. Hand sew your folded tulle onto the tank top. *Ignore my pearls everywhere. I got ahead of myself*
5. Lay out your pearls in the pattern you decide and hand sew them to the tank.
I made this cute shirt for my sister's birthday. Admittedly, it was kind of lame because I didn't make the decoration, but I gave it to her anyway. And I still think it's cute. And the whole thing only cost $5- shirt ($3, on clearance), embellishment ($2, with a coupon). Score!
Materials: Shirt Iron-on Embelishment Sewing Machine, Iron, and Ironing board
