Fabric beads

"Kristal was born with one hand and she has never let it it stop her from doing anything she wants to do. We love having her on the show because her attitude with jewelry making is, if she can do it, anyone can do it".
This is the top comment that I picked up on youtube channel  about this lovely lady.

This is a tutorial about how you can recycle cool fabrics, in this case to make beads, no matter cotton, silk or other texture. Watch the video and have the courage to try, you don't have anything to loose. Kristal is a wonderful teacher and I'm sure you'll enjoy the result.

Wood necklace

Easy to make, wooden necklaces are  awesome pieces to have in a jewelery box. Touching a natural material help us to remember that we have to keep a clean planet without wasting any resource.

How to tie a tie

The Windsor Knot is a thick, wide and triangular tie knot that projects confidence. It would therefore be your knot of choice for presentations, job interviews, courtroom appearances etc. It is best suited for spread collar shirts and it's actually quite easy to do.

While just about everyone can use this tie knot to tie his tie, it looks especially well on men with longer necks as its wide form shortens the perceived height of the neck a little bit.

To tie the Windsor Knot, select a necktie of your choice and stand in front of a mirror. Then simply follow the steps below:

	1) Start with the wide end ("W") of your necktie on the right, extending about 12 inches below the narrow end ("N") on the left.
	2) Then cross the wide end over the narrow end.
	3) Bring the wide end up through the loop between the collar and your tie.
	4) Then bring the wide end back down.
	5) Pull the wide end underneath the narrow end and to the right, back through the loop and to the right again so that the wide end is inside out.
	6) Bring the wide end across the front from right to left.
	7) Then pull the wide end up through the loop again.
	8) Bring the wide end down through the knot in front.
	9) And -- using both hands -- tighten the knot carefully and draw it up to the collar.

Congratulations, you did it! You see, it is not rocket science after all. Simply keep practicing the Windsor Knot a few more times until you can tie this necktie knot within less than two minutes. Source http://www.tie-a-tie.net/windsor.html

How to make recycled rosettes

I have got so much fabric stashed away in my little studio. Want to know the best thing about it? I hardly paid for any of it! It's amazing how much fabric you can find for free.

If you let people know that you can reuse fabrics then they'll inundate you with bag after bag of fabrics and clothes and old curtains. Particularly ask people when they're moving house if they have any fabrics they want to get rid of - You'll receive a lot of car loads of cool fabrics.

You have a warehouse of fabrics, now what? This is the moment when you'll become an artist, many times against will without knowing that you can do amazing things  with a little patience and enthusiasm.
Here is a nice tutorial about how to make rosettes from recycled T-shirts.
You need:
1) An old T-shirt
2) Hot glue gun
3) Felt
4) Embellishment( beads, brad or pearls)
5) Alligator clip.

Nothing complicated and you'll have a lot of fun learning something useful. Enjoy the video and tell me how many rosettes you made! :-)

How to hand sew a button

How easy is to sew a button? Watch this short video and you'll find out. All you need is patience and goodwill to teach yourself. As you will see, all the steps are easy and fun to try. Take a little time, a cup of coffee near and start. You'll be proud at the end saying: "I made it, I sewed my first button!"

Intreţinere haine

Vrei să economiseşti bani pentru haine?

Iată opt moduri de intreţinut mai uşor hainele, prelungindu-le viaţa.

1. Spălaţi-le la rece. Temperaturile ridicate produc indesirea ţesăturilor, mai ales a celor naturale iar culorile au tendinţa să se estompeze.

2. Uscaţi-le la aer. Maşinile de uscare vă pot provoca supărări şi stress.

3. Trataţi in prealabil cu soluţii chimice corespunzătoare eventualele pete.

4. Învaţaţi să reparaţi. Veţi vărsa câteva lacrimi la inceput dar vă veţi distra economisind bani ulterior.

5. Nu purtaţi materiale delicate ( mătase sau piele intoarsă) când este vreme nepotrivită.

6. Aerisiţi hainele pe un scaun sau rack în loc de spălare după fiecare utilizare.

7. Agăţaţi hainele imediat după ce vă dezbrăcaţi. Nu le lăsaţi într-o grămadă pe podea.

8. Păstraţi hainele out-of-season în recipiente închise ermetic.

Cu cât purtaţi mai cu grijă hainele, cu atât mai multi bani veţi economisi!

Elisabeta Iosivoni- Dantelă cu motive florale

Lucrarea autoarei Elisabeta Iosivoni prezintă intr-o formă cu totul nouă imbinarea armonioasă intre diferitele motive florale croşetate şi lasetă pe un fond de barete.

Caracteristic acestui gen de dantelă este faptul că florile şi frunzele se execută cu croşeta după care se insăilează pe pânză impreună cu laseta, iar fondul se lucrează in barete.

Dantelele din lasetă prezentate in această lucrare sunt realizate fără puncte de broderie in interiorul frunzelor şi al florilor.

Acestea s-au inlocuit prin motive florale croşetate. Multe din modelele prezentate se pot insă executa şi cu obişnuitele puncte de broderie cu condiţia să se insăileze lasetă pe linia de contur. 

Lucrarea prezintă un număr de aproximativ 50 de modele dintre care majoritatea cu motive florale stilizate. Planşele redau modelul in mărime naturală.

Cartea se adresează tuturor amatorilor de muncă la domiciliu, modelele prezentate putând fi realizate prin colaborare.

In zilele noastre când dantela este tot mai căutată şi apreciată, se descoperă unghiuri şi tehnici noi care improspătează şi infloresc arta străveche.

Astfel, la vechiul mod de lucru se adaugă noul mod de gândire, sensibilitatea, frumosul şi o tehnică nouă ca să fie in pas cu cerinţele epocii.

Vintage summer hats

Vintage silver hat and tie pins

Costumul popular românesc in imagini de epocă

Portul romanesc, ca trasaturi generale are aceeasi asemanare pe tot cuprinsul tarii cu deosebiri de amanunte, cu schimbari de forma, croiala sau numai in modul de folosire a pieptanaturii si a podoabelor.

Bazat pe o veche mostenire, portul popular romanesc a evoluat de-a lungul timpului adoptand diferite tipuri si variante a caror frulusete si bogatie sunt bine definite, situandu-se printre cele mai valoroase creatii ale artei populare romanesti,

Portul popular in general, se diferentiaza in functie de profesie, anotimp, ocazii festive, varsta si sex, adaptandu-se prin structura sa ocupatiilor specifice fiecarei zone.

Sursa: universebookblog