Blue printing is one of the permanent fabric printing techniques that gives you bright blue prints on fabrics. You either need cyanotype fabric or Cyanotype chemicals (sensitizer kit) which will transform your material to one suited to this photographic printing process. What is a blue print /Cyanotype fabric? Blueprint fabric, also known as Cyanotype fabric, is a … Read more
As a die-hard crafter, Pom poms are one of the first things I made and loved. Everyone who makes them falls in love – this is the specialty of a pom pom. It is as cuddly as a soft toy. You use it to play toss, you keep it on the hair and see how it … Read more
I am biased about flowers. Who isn’t? They are beautiful. When made with fabric, they can be used to transform simple looking garments and accessories to extraordinary ones of beauty. Once I started making them I learned something about myself. It is only boring things like cooking that I dislike to do. I can make … Read more
In my mind, a rose has no parallel among flowers, which is why when I wanted a floral design for painting on a pillowcase, I decided to do a rose. Then something spooky happened. Wherever I looked I started to see rose prints. My kids excused me when I stopped the car to take the … Read more
Reverse applique, as the name suggests, is just that – Applique done in reverse. Where, in applique, the applique pieces are kept on the face of the fabric, in reverse applique the applique pieces are kept on the back of the fabric and stitched in place and then the top fabric is cut to expose … Read more
Embroidering leaves is a given when you do embroidery work. All those floral designs come with leaves in all shapes and sizes. How would you stitch them? Which is your favorite method? How to embroider leaves ? 15 easy stitches for leaf embroidery 1. Satin stitch leaf Satin stitch is one of the most preferred ways … Read more