how to make dorset buttons at craft stylish from Diane of craftypod.
more buttons all month at craft stylish: button portrait : three ways with a button necklace : button pendant : button bling collar : pearly button box : handsewn buttonhole :
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here is a tutorial to turn a set of cloth placemats into an expanding file - perfect for keeping your crafty papers.
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Born-Again Vintage: 25 Ways to Deconstruct, Reinvent, and Recycle Your Wardrobe
Reinventing, refashioning, clothing mashups and hacks – they are fun, economical and fodder for creative endeavors. The latest refashioning book on the market is born again vintage, which remixes op-shop / thrift store finds to create original designs – some more successful than others.
I love the crochet blanket remixed with the summer frock, and the the cover outfit is two vintage dresses mashed together. There is also a really cute shirt combined with a t-shirt for a super cool blouse, and the capelet, although unusual, works for its uniqueness – the same goes for the boot pants, where the bottom halve of jeans are substituted for ribbed sweater.
On the downside all the designs rely on the availability of particular second hand /vintage outfits – and while there are lots of glossy photos, there are no illustrations describing how the clothes have been deconstructed and the instructions are quite minimal as well. For experienced sewers this will present no problem but the beginner sewer may have some trouble knowing where to start.
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double-fan adhesive binding tutorial from green chair press.
the double-fan adhesive or millennial binding is a great solution for turning single sheets into an extremely durable paperback book that opens flat and stays open. Its strength comes from the way the pages are glued, using a double-fanning technique that brings glue just a millimeter or so into the textblock. And its “openability” comes from a pop-off spine that moves independently of the textblock.
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go to Lion brand for this free knitting pattern for this toy fish with crocheted eyes.
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craftzine has been deep into mending this month and has posted full tutorials for some nifty diy mending projects.
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thank you Elaine for sending through this gorgeous link for this quilted bowl from Geta in Romania.
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MASHUP #1
We are counting down the days until the new look Stitches & Craft Show opens here in Melbourne at the Show Grounds. It’s shaping up to be bigger than Ben Hur. So many brilliant things going on. A couple of worthy mentions: Faythe Levine & Handmade Nation screening daily, The Incubator section where mixtape will be along with loads of other wicked peeps! Sublime Stitching at the Craft Bar and the Blogs Unplugged Area where you will see me hanging around and where you can come and be part of the mixtape “Signature Quilt”. mixtape will be at the Brisbane & Sydney Shows also.
A regular contributor to mixtape with her “Crafty 101″ articles Martine has just released a beautiful range of hand printed Typography fabric, mmmmmm mmmmm!!
Fellow publishers Thaw have just released Issue 3
Neko Case has a new cd out yippppeeee
Outre gallery raised a heap of $$ for Victorian Fire Victims
Material Obsession’s book is being released in the US and we got a copy, it is STUNNING! We will do a review in the next few weeks.
*** Also I have recently started up a weekly sewing group and we are called the Perle 8′s. I am very much enjoying the weekly get together where we all have different skills and backgrounds yet it all works. Do you have a regular stitch/knit/craft group? email me at feedback.mixtapezineATgmailDOTcom and tell me about it, please!
AZ
mixtape is ALWAYS looking for readers contributions, email me at submissions.mixtapezineATgmailDOTcom if you’d like us to send you submission guidelines. It’s a great way to share your work/story with a wide audience.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Justine
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