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  • Easy Curtain Tutorial

    POSTED BY KENDRA CUNNINGHAM, AUGUST 27 2008 11:50 AM | PERMALINK

     

    I recently moved into a new apartment in New York City, and since it's New York City, the neighboring building is about 9 feet away from mine with level windows, so i need some curtains.

    I found this great tutorial for simple curtains at Craft Yourself Rich by Sew Bettie.

    Get some cool fabric, you can buy the chainlink fabric and butterfly fabric pictured above at Sew Bettie's site, and in 5 easy steps and in less than an hour you'll have new curtains to hang. And if your me, can stop...

  • How To Make Coconut Oil

    POSTED BY LINDSEY CHEN, JULY 28 2008 10:40 AM | PERMALINK

    One of my favorite Threadbanger episodes was the Eco-Cosmetics episode where Corinne made Da Bomb Balm, Rob made hairspray and Luca from Lollibomb made a sugar scrub. I've always been super intrigued with natural cosmetics, and one of my favorite ingredients include coconut oil, so you can see how thrilled I was to find out that Chezlin had a tutorial for making your own! It's so interesting and not as hard as it sounds.

    Check out her site for the full tutorial.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


     

  • Make It Monday - Pinwheel Quilted Coasters

    POSTED BY LINDSEY CHEN, JULY 24 2008 03:00 PM | PERMALINK

    I can't believe that I never heard of The Long Thread before! I saw these pinwheel coasters as one of their projects on they Make It Monday's feature and I absolutely love it. Not only does it look simple, yet modern and sleek, its SUPER easy to make! Check out their site for a tutorial.

     


     

     


     

  • How-To make a Japanese Inspired Jacket from a hoodie!

    POSTED BY LINDSEY CHEN, JUNE 26 2008 03:41 PM | PERMALINK

    Here's a really great tutorial by our own Threadbanger forum member Alsn on how to make a trendy Japanese jacket seen below (though I'm not sure that its ONLY limited to Japanese trends) from an old hoodie. I really loved this method and it's pretty simple!

     

     

     

  • Jewelry Organization, Decor It Yourself

    POSTED BY MATTHIAS SUNDBERG, JUNE 17 2008 01:34 PM | PERMALINK

    Most people have a ton of jewelry and accessories; the trick is how to organize. This week we make a DIY earring screen and display it in vintage pieces. We also reveal who won the Tool Box Contest and show you a tutorial of their winning project.

  • How To Make A Shrug Wrap

    POSTED BY SARA FRANKLIN, MAY 16 2008 12:00 PM | PERMALINK

    Here is the DIY tutorial for how to make your own Shrug-Sweater-Wrap-Thingy. For more details, watch the video!

    Materials:
    1 XL Cotton Turtleneck, Serger, Pins, Thread, Scissors, Ruler

    1. Take your turtleneck and fold it in half to find the midpoint of the body section. Then cut all the way up the front.

     

    2. Cut the bottom section off starting 2 inches below the armpit and cut both arms into three-quarter sleeves.

     


    3. Serge around the front opening and the...

  • How To Make a Rain Poncho Out of a Shower Curtain

    POSTED BY SARA FRANKLIN, MAY 02 2008 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    For more information, watch the Threadheads video!

     

     

     


     

    Materials:

    • Shower curtain
    • Sewing machine
    • Nylon thread (we used transparent)
    • Tissue paper
    • Leather sewing machine needles
    • Scissors
    • Tape measure
    • Ruler
    • Permanent marker

    First! Some basic vinyl sewing tips using your regular sewing machine with no special attachments: Put a leather needle on your machine, thread a bobbin of the nylon thread, and set a stitch length to 3 or higher. Place the tissue paper between the vinyl and the...

  • Cassette Tape Wallet

    POSTED BY LINDSEY CHEN, APRIL 23 2008 04:37 PM | PERMALINK

    Remember these things? If you were born in the late 80's, you may not have really ever used cassettes. Anyway, they were a staple when I was growing up. Fellow blogger, Chezlin made a really cool wallet out of one of her old cassettes. She even created a tutorial so all of you can make one! Head over to her blog for the complete tutorial.

     

     

  • Tulle-Puff Headband Tutorial

    POSTED BY MORGAN HUNGERFORD, APRIL 23 2008 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

     

     

    Inspired by the amazing tulle-halos at the Spring 08 Marc-by-Marc Jacobs show, here's a quick and easy (and mega-cheap) tulle-puff headband DIY!

    All you'll need is a yard of tulle in any color, some matching thread or string, and an inexpensive plastic headband in a matching or complimentary color. I chose black so my finished product would resemble Minnie Mouse-ears (so cute!), but a Spring-y pink or green would be oh-so-pretty too...

     

     

    Let's get started!

    1. Cut about 2 feet of tulle from...

  • How to Make a Baby Pod Out of an Old Sweatshirt

    POSTED BY SARA FRANKLIN, JANUARY 25 2008 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    Hey Everyone! If you've got a special baby in your life that needs a little something to keep warm in the winter months, we've got an answer for you! Make them a baby pod! Here are some simple instructions to make a cute little baby outfit. For more informatin, watch the video!

     

     

    1. First take out an old sweatshirt and your baby. Measure your baby from head to toe and diagonally mark the measurement onto your sweatshirt.


    2. Now measure around the baby's shoulders, divide that number...

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