Vintage and antique rose motifs are so in vogue right now. Rose patterns are seen everywhere: on bags, jeans, button down shirts. Below is a FREE rose motif pattern for bead work and could also be worked as fillet crochet or cross stitch pattern.
The below excerpt is from Needlework Economies, A book of Making and…
Embroidery
This is the simplest wearable DIY you can make in couple of hours that looks like a designer item of clothing. You can use any piece of sheer fabric with embroidery of you liking, or some sheer materials with no embroidery at all.
To upcycle your button down shirt, you'll need a piece of fabric, scissors,…
Tea towels are believed to originate in England during the 18th century and were used to wipe expensive China. However if you visit local historical societies and museums throughout Great Britain, you will find hand embroidered tea towels that date back well into 17th and 16th centuries.
Tea towels essentially were beautifully hand crafted kitchen towels…
Kinusaiga is a unique technique, the artist uses little pieces of Japanese kimono’s to create beautiful, and realistic images.
I've had this beautiful white jacket for a few years now. It served me well with a pair of jeans as well as pencil skirt. Unfortunately a busy NYC' streets happen to it recently, a.k.a. someone-with-a-coffee-bumped-into-me...Sigh. After trying several spot treatments I could still see the yellowish-y streak. But, not to dwell on the negatives,…
It's always gratifying to be able to wear a beautifully looking piece of clothing, and know that it was made by you, out of a pre-loved clothes. This turning-men's-shirt-into-a-trendy-tunic is a very simple DIY project. It could be completed in a mere two hours. You can put to use any scraps of a beautiful fabric…
The extend of craftsmanship, precision and perfectionism that goes into old school haute couture dresses always inspires me not to cut corners in my own DIYs. It's also a great source of inspiration for many of us, I'm sure. Maybe even gives us a bit of a nudge to learn a new skill or two?
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