A simple, beautiful and original idea to make wedding souvenirs with recycled fabric is the one presented by orkideaatelier which combines fabric, thread and ribbon in order to make the hearts in the cover photo. To make them you have to roll the fabric strips forming a heart and decorate it with a bow, with these pieces you can decorate boxes or cards. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Decorate cushions with fabric strips
There are so many ways to make recycled fabric cushions like this one in the cover photo that was made by ornedefeuilles, but you can also decorate with braids, fringes, flowers or other figures made with T-shirt yarn cushions that you have already in your home.
Today we are going to see how to decorate cushions using T-shirt yarn or fabric strips. Continue reading
Crochet, art and ecology: coral reefs project
Margaret Wertheim, a math professional, combines geometry and crochet in order to make art and she -with her sister Christine- weaves coral reefs to create awareness about these wonders that are disappearing in the whole world. To recreate these forms with crochet, these sisters use mathematical and geometrical notions, they called it “hyperbolic crochet”. Continue reading
Tutorial: T-shirt yarn square rug
To make this beautiful T-shirt yarn square rug you only need 1 ½ Kg of T-shirt yarn and a XL crochet hook, in this tutorial we are going to show you the stitches you must use to make a medium size rug with a gorgeous design. Continue reading