Posts tagged skirt

• 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

• 03 Dec

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Cool Website Alert: BurdaStyle!

     If you're into sewing, this is a must-bookmark website! It's an "Open Source Sewing" site, with tons of free patterns and how-tos! I love this "Danielle" dress - like all the patterns, it's in printable format, and you can view user creations to get an idea of changes you could make,

• 12 Sep

  Episode: ISpyDIY

  Fashion Week, Fall 08, Lace and Exposed Zippers

  This week Corinne teaches you how to make a lace skirt inspired by the designs of the Fall collection from the previous New York Fashion Week shows.Betsey Johnson at Fashion Week Mood FabricsModGreenPod FabricSew a ZipperNearSea Naturals

• 12 Sep

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Lace and Exposed Zipper Dress

    To create a Betsy Johnson inspired skirt- you’ll need some black lace and fabric of a dark bold color. First you have to make a pattern, a step by step explanation is already on one of Corinne’s earlier blogs. You’re also going to need a zipper, Corinne uses one that is 36 inches long and

• 21 Dec

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  How to Make a Sweeney Todd Inspired Dress

  For more information and to see how we created a Sweeney Todd/Victorian-inspired shirt for Rob, watch the video!     Materials: standard bridal petticoat Rit dyerubber glovesold towelnewspaperlarge potsaltdetergentstirrerscissorspinssewing machine1. First put down some newspaper, put

• 02 Dec

  Episode: Projects

  Old Sweater, Shrug, Skirt, Holly Jolly How To

  For the first episode of Holly Jolly How-to's we show you a quick way to convert an old sweater into a matching shrug and skirt set. Now you can stay warm without losing any of your cool factor.

• 28 Nov

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  How to Make a Shrug and Skirt Set out of an Old Sweater

  Here are the step-by-step instructions for making your own matching shrug and skirt out of an old sweater. For more information, check out the video!      This works best with a tight-fitting, tightly-knit sweater. 1. Try on the sweater to get an idea of where you need to m

• 05 Oct

  Episode: ThreadHeads

  T Shirt into T Skirt, Vanina, SF DIY Stores, Thread Heads

  This week a little slice of DIY heaven as ThreadHeads hang with San Francisco DIY designer Vanina from 12 mood studios. For this weeks lesson she's going to show us how to transform your old t-shirts into t-skirts. Plus a look at some awesome Bay area DIY stores and moreVanina of 12 Mood StudiosGene