Posts tagged sew

• 30 Oct

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Crafted Scarves!

     It's starting to get chilly around here, and that means it's time to break out my many handmade scarves!  I love making scarves, with their basic simplicity and endless creative possibility, and I've already done a roundup of knit+crochet scarves, as well as scarflets and cowls, so thi

• 09 Oct

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Trivets, Pot Holders, and Table Decor!

     Diane's genius trivet made from recycled wool yo-yos inspired me to do some searching and round up a bunch of trivets, pot holders, and other assorted table items for you!  Starting, of course, with the Felted Sweater Trivet by Diane Gilleland of Craftypod:There are many ways to make t

• 04 Jul

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Straps!

  I think it's great how many project tutorials there are out there for custom made camera and guitar straps, since people with cameras or guitars tend to be creative types, and anyone with a DSLR camera knows that the straps that come with them are boring advertisements of the manufacturer.  So, mak

• 29 May

  Blog: Projects

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Laptop Cases!

     I was trying to think of some kind of graduation-related roundup for this week, and couldn't really find anything, but then I came across a couple of laptop case projects and thought, hey, I got a laptop for my college graduation present, so it loosely fits!  Maybe just personally, but

• 01 May

  Blog: Projects

  Weekly DIY Roundup: More Skirts!

  Last August I did a skirt tutorial roundup, but Spring means skirt-making season for me and there are a bunch of new ones out there now, so I wanted to do another one!  I wrote a tutorial on Craftstylish for one of my favorite skirt designs, made with 2 t-shirts - super easy and comfy!That first ro

• 24 Apr

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Handmade Prom Dresses!

     Well it's that time again, Threadheads, time for some handmade prom dress inspiration!  Last year here at Threadbanger, we gave you lots of handmade prom goodness, like Lindsey's Top 10 Most Wacky Dresses blog post, which included Adrienne Beiler's duct tape dress!  See tons more duct

• 27 Mar

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Sock Monkeys!

  When I saw Threadbanger blogger Heather Mann's awesome Jemaine Clement sock monkey (from Flight of the Conchords) I decided I had to do a sock monkey roundup!  You can see some traditional sock monkey love on sockmonkey.com (and lots more sites if you do a search) but I'm going to show you non-tra

• 20 Feb

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Movie Costume and Accessory Projects!

     To celebrate Oscar week, but even more so because of my love of the Coraline knitwear, I'm bringing you a roundup of movie costume/accessory projects this week!  But the thing about this roundup is that I know there are so many more great projects and patterns out there that I just can