A thousand miles starts with a single . . . stitch.
Another snow day has given me the opportunity to learn some new basic skills. Today's skills: Mending by hand.
Experiment one: Cinderella's Slipper
First, pin together the tear
Next, stitch. I couldn't find a video that showed this basic stitch. (Why are there no basic videos out there?) At this point, I would ask your mother.
Witness my sewing bling!…
I stitched my bear (meet bear) using the invisible stitch.
This is when you stitch from the inside-out.
Another snow day has given me the opportunity to learn some new basic skills. Today's skills: Mending by hand.
Experiment one: Cinderella's Slipper
Firstly, gather the materials you need, including pin cushion, thread, needle, scissors . . .
and feather-filled slipper.
First, pin together the tear
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| Always have some light entertainment on in the background (Johnny Depp on David Letterman) |
No more feathers flying around my feet in the morning as I'm cooking breakfast
Experiment two: Teddy Bear
My mother and I decided to go on a blizzard adventure to pick up sewing supplies.
Witness my sewing bling!…
I stitched my bear (meet bear) using the invisible stitch.
This is when you stitch from the inside-out.
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| Vualah! |
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| "be heard" |
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