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Denim Recycling

By editor ⋅ May 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Denim is a natural for recycling; it is such a sturdy fabric that when the knees wear out of your favorite jeans, you hesitate to just toss them out. Here’s the answer - recycle old blue jeans into Denim Bathroom Accessories, including a valance, bathroom rug, toilet paper holder, toilet lid cover and trimmed [...]

Sew a Platypus

By editor ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

With step-by-step photos, detailed instructions, and a free printable pattern, this sweet little platypus is intended to introduce beginners to the art of sewing soft toys; as such, it was also designed to go together quickly, easily, and with a minimum of fuss.
Use up your fleece and fabric scraps to sew up this [...]

Make Your Own Bags and Purses

By editor ⋅ July 24, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The stylish flap-front knitted bag shown at left is knitted in mosaic stitch, using variegated yarn.  It’s just one of several bags and purses that you can make from free patterns at AllFreeCrafts, so I thought I would collect them all in one place for easy access.
The knitted straw bag, shown at right, is just like the [...]

Sew Simple Homemade Gifts

By editor ⋅ July 10, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I made the original sewing pattern and posted the directions to sew a tea towel clothes peg bag (or clothespin bag) about five years ago, I think.  After all that time, the original peg bag was bleached completely by the sun, so I was due for a replacement.  I checked out my own peg bag sewing pattern yesterday and was chuffed because it made [...]

Sewing Projects for Beginners

By editor ⋅ May 14, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I was introduced to sewing at age 10, when the girls in my class were taught how to make a simple hand-stitched gingham apron.  Our teacher, born in the Edwardian era, was then close to retirement, but she still had a very good idea about how girls should behave (think Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and creme de la creme) [...]

Recycling Denim Jeans

By editor ⋅ January 22, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Reusing Denim
Don’t throw away those outgrown blue jeans - there’s lots more wear left in that hard-working denim! Tear off the pockets and get out the hot glue gun to make Denim Pocket Locker or Fridge Magnets - a great little gift for the teen in your life.
Or how about making a Denim Diary [...]

Creative Commons

By editor ⋅ August 24, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve recently been exploring, with great enjoyment, the Creative Commons site.  Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that offers ”a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. We have built upon the “all rights reserved” concept of traditional copyright to offer a voluntary “some rights reserved” approach.”
It’s a concept that is worth exploring.  You can [...]

Ode to Old Blue Jeans

By editor ⋅ July 6, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Here are some ways to recycle old blue jeans not the least of which is a denim quilt, which has been on my “to do” list for a while now.
I want to make a new cover out of denim for an old quilt that I sewed for my daughter years ago.  The planned quilt is patchwork denim [...]

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