Posts tagged tutorial

• 07 Mar

  Episode: Projects

  DIY Dreadfalls, ThreadBanger Projects

  This week Corinne answers a viewer question and shows us how to make dreadfalls by needle felting and Rob visits Diana Eng's Fairy Tale Fashion Show. Plus, they announce the winner of the 2010 Threadbanger Sewing Machine Contest!!Back to Back Fiber Products: http://www.backtobackalpaca.com Finger St

• 12 Feb

  Episode: Projects

  Hidden Zipper Tutorial, ThreadBanger Contest Entry

  How-to Install a Hidden Zipper by Betty. An entry for the 2010 Threadbanger Sewing Machine Contest.

• 06 Aug

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Celebrity DIY Style: How To Wear A Doughnut

   It's not very often that you see a celebrity hiding behind an oversize plush doughnut, let alone one from a famous plush designer.  As soon as I saw these photos of Katy Perry, I immediately knew where's she'd been shopping - none other than My Paper Crane.  Although there is no 'recipie' fo

• 21 Jul

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Celebrity DIY Style: Celebrity Undies

     With rumors that Renee Zellweger looking to reprise her roll as Bridget Jones, I started thinking about famous underwear scenes in the movies.  Who could forget Briget's big knickers scene, Jamie Lee Curtis' strip routine in True Lies, Sigourney Weaver in Alien, and Jesse Metcalf in Jo

• 23 Apr

  Blog: Projects

  How to Make a Feather Fringe, Forum Q+A

   Recently, JunctionJess asked a Prom-related feather question in the forums.  "I want to make a fancy dress," she says "I want it to have feathers on it...I have no idea where to start..."  Along with the answers provided by forum members on the thread, I found this simple feather fringe tuto

• 20 Apr

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Celebrity DIY Style: Lady Gaga

     Aside from the fact that I could never pull off wearing this sheer ensemble (Lady Gaga is one of the few folks who could wear nothing but a pair of X shaped pasties under her see-through pantsuit), I have to admit I still love it.  A bit of research has turned up several patterns very

• 04 Mar

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Crochet a Rag Rug

    Over the years, I have filed the idea away in my head of making a rag rug. The project I really wanted to try was a Martha Stewart bath mat made from braided towels. I have had that project on my mental list for years now. However, the thing that held me back from actually MAKING a braid

• 10 Feb

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Make Easy Crazy Quilt Blocks

    Have a lot of fabric scraps? Make these easy crazy quilt blocks! They're great for quick and easy projects like coasters or placemats, or put a few squares together and try a more ambitious project like a tote bag or a quilt.The basic process for making these is sewing scraps to a piece