For a novice in fabric painting or printing, spending even more time on fixing the paint after all that effort you have already spent on the work may seem overkill. But believe me, it is not. After hours of painting on your fabric, it is nothing short of heartbreak if you find that the colors … Read more
What is a cockade? A Cockade is an ornament, which is mostly circular shaped, worn as a badge on clothes or a hat decoration. It is made of fabric pieces or ribbons folded or gathered in the desired shape How to make cockades – 5 ways Cockade 1 You can make the above-given cockade by … Read more
In Hindi, the term ‘Bandhan’ means ‘tie’ and ‘Bandhna’ means ‘to tie’. It is a no-brainer that in textile dyeing, Bandhani (Hindi: बांधनी) is the art of tying and then dyeing. But there is something special about this type of tie-dyeing called bandhani. The patterns are small and several and can be specifically arranged to … Read more
If you remember stonewashed jeans of the 1980s, you would also remember the craze it was. And the trend for distressed faded jeans never died. Today, If you like faded, distressed, and soft, light blue jeans in the place of dark, stiff jeans but like a do-it-yourself route to this, rather than buying them for … Read more
A spiral tie dye pattern is the quintessential tie dye pattern of all. The moment you think of tie and dye this is the pattern that comes to mind. They are usually multi colored in the brightest colors you know of, in a swirl of a pattern that gives you a headache. The kind that … Read more
Are you fascinated by cross stich? If yes, you would want to decorate everything with these very simple stitches that can be used to embroider anything. Cross stitch letters used to embroider words and intials can make anything personalised for you. Various alphabets, from the English alphabet to the Greek alphabet, can be stitched to … Read more