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Tutorial: Scrap fabric bead necklace
Alisa Burke turns her fabric scraps into fabulous jewelry. The leftover bits of fabric get rolled up into beads, which can she can turn into colorful necklaces. She shares a tutorial showing how to do it. You can also make the beads from paper or painted canvas. Mix them all together with some purchased beads to get maximum impact.
Click below to go to her tutorial:
Scrap Statement Necklace, by Alisa Burke
[photo from Alisa Burke]
The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!
It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.
Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.
I am a costumer and have bags of leftover fabric that I would be happy to give to you if you would like.