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Tutorial: Braided t-shirt rug

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Ronja Lotte from Nur Noch shows how you can braid and sew your old t-shirts into a new rug.  You’ll cut the t-shirts into thin strips so slight staining would not be noticeable.  The braided strips are stabilized on to… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY mermaid costume skirt

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Steph from The Silly Pearl shows how you can make a girls mermaid costume skirt.  The extreme high-low hem (above the knee in the front, dragging the ground in the back) makes a mermaid’s tail shape.  And on the back… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hook and ring curtain panels

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1757-Hook-Ring-Panel-1aSew4Home shows how to make hook and ring curtain panels.  The construction is made simple with the curtain hooks – no casings, no grommets, no ring tape required.  The metal hooks slide into your fabric panel to hang it from… Read more ...

Free pattern: Fox Kindle or iPad Sleeve

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Eskimimi Makes shares a free pattern for making the cutest fox Kindle or iPad sleeve.  It’s made from two layers of fleece.  The soft fleece will help keep your device’s screen from getting scratched, and the thickness of it will… Read more ...